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Applies to: System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch)

The software update deployment phase is the process of deploying software updates. No matter how you deploy software updates, the site:

  • Adds the updates to a software update group
  • Distributes the update content to distribution points
  • Deploys the update group to clients

After you create the deployment, the site sends an associated software update policy to targeted clients. The clients download the software update content files from a content source to their local cache. Clients on the internet always download content from the Microsoft Update cloud service. The software updates are then available for installation by the client.

Tip

If a distribution point isn't available, clients on the intranet can also download software updates from Microsoft Update.

Note

Unlike other deployment types, software updates are all downloaded to the client cache. This is regardless of the maximum cache size setting on the client. For more information about the client cache setting, see Configure the client cache for Configuration Manager clients.

If you configure a required software update deployment, the software updates are automatically installed at the scheduled deadline. Alternatively, the user on the client computer can schedule or initiate the software update installation prior to the deadline. After the attempted installation, client computers send state messages back to the site server to report whether the software update installation was successful. For more information about software update deployments, see Software update deployment workflows.

There are three main scenarios for deploying software updates:

Typically, you start by manually deploying software updates to create a baseline for your clients, and then you manage software updates on clients by using an automatic or phased deployment.

Note

You can't use an automatic deployment rule with a phased deployment.

Manually deploy software updates

Select software updates in the Configuration Manager console and manually start the deployment process. You typically use this method of deployment to:

  • Get clients up-to-date with required software updates before you create automatic deployment rules that manage monthly deployments

  • Deploy out-of-band software updates

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The following list provides the general workflow for manual deployment of software updates:

  1. Filter for software updates that use specific requirements. For example, provide criteria that retrieves all security or critical software updates that are required on more than 50 clients.

  2. Create a software update group that contains the software updates.

  3. Download the content for the software updates in the software update group.

  4. Manually deploy the software update group.

For more information and detailed steps, see Manually deploy software updates.

Tip

When manually deploying Office 365 client updates, find them in the Office 365 Updates node under Office 365 Client Management of the Software Library workspace.

Automatically deploy software updates

Configure automatic software updates deployment by using an automatic deployment rule (ADR). This method of deployment is common for monthly software updates (typically known as 'Patch Tuesday') and for managing definition updates. You define the criteria for an ADR to automate the deployment process. The following list provides the general workflow to automatically deploy software updates:

  1. Create an ADR that specifies deployment settings.

  2. The site adds the software updates to a software update group.

  3. The site deploys the software update group to the clients in the target collection.

First, determine your automatic software update deployment strategy. For example, create the ADR to initially target a collection of test clients. After you verify the test group successfully installed the software updates, add a new deployment to the rule. You could also change the targeted collection in the existing deployment to one that includes a larger set of clients. Consider the following behaviors when deciding upon the strategy to use:

  • You're able to modify the properties of the software update objects that the ADR creates.

  • The ADR automatically deploys software updates to clients when you add them to the target collection.

  • When you or the ADR adds new software updates to the software update group, the site automatically deploys them to the clients in the target collection.

  • Enable or disable deployments at any time for the ADR.

After you create an ADR, add additional deployments to the rule. This action helps you manage the complexity of deploying different updates to different collections. Each new deployment has the full range of functionality and deployment monitoring experience.

Each new deployment that you add:

  • Uses the same update group and package, which the ADR creates when it first runs
  • Can target a different collection
  • Supports unique deployment properties including:
    • Activation time
    • Deadline
    • User experience
    • Separate alerts for each deployment

For more information and detailed steps, see Automatically deploy software updates

Deploy software updates in phases

Starting in version 1810, create phased deployments for software updates. Phased deployments allow you to orchestrate a coordinated, sequenced rollout of software based on customizable criteria and groups.

For more information, see Create phased deployments.

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Applies to: System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch)

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Before you install the software update point site system role (SUP), you must verify that the server meets the required dependencies and determines the software update point infrastructure on the site. For more information about how to plan for software updates and to determine your software update point infrastructure, see Plan for software updates.

The software update point is required on the central administration site and on the primary sites to enable software updates compliance assessment and to deploy software updates to clients. The software update point is optional on secondary sites. The software update point site system role must be created on a server that has WSUS installed. The software update point interacts with the WSUS services to configure the software update settings and to request synchronization of software updates metadata. When you have a Configuration Manager hierarchy, install and configure the software update point on the central administration site first, then on child primary sites, and then optionally, on secondary sites. When you have a stand-alone primary site, not a central administration site, install and configure the software update point on the primary site first, and then optionally, on secondary sites. Some settings are only available when you configure the software update point on a top-level site. There are different options that you must consider depending on where you installed the software update point.

Important

You can install more than one software update points on a site. The first software update point that you install is configured as the synchronization source, which synchronizes the updates from Microsoft Update or from the upstream synchronization source. The other software update points on the site are configured as replicas of the first software update point. Therefore, some settings are not available after you install and configure the initial software update point.

Important

It is not supported to install the software update point site system role on a server that has been configured and used as a standalone WSUS server or using a software update point to directly manage WSUS clients. Existing WSUS servers are only supported as upstream synchronization sources for the active software update point. See Synchronize from an upstream data source location

You can add the software update point site system role to an existing site system server or you can create a new one. On the System Role Selection page of the Create Site System Server Wizard or Add Site System Roles Wizard, depending on whether you add the site system role to a new or existing site server, select Software update point, and then configure the software update point settings in the wizard. The settings are different depending on the version of Configuration Manager that you use. For more information about how to install site system roles, see Install site system roles.

Use the following sections for information about the software update point settings on a site.

Proxy server settings

You can configure the proxy server settings on different pages of the Create Site System Server Wizard or Add Site System Roles Wizard depending on the version of Configuration Manager that you use.

  • You must configure the proxy server, and then specify when to use the proxy server for software updates. Configure the following settings:

    • Configure the proxy server settings on the Proxy page of the wizard or on the Proxy tab in Site system Properties. The proxy server settings are site system specific, meaning that all site system roles use the proxy server settings that you specify.

    • Specify whether to use the proxy server when Configuration Manager synchronizes the software updates and when it downloads content by using an automatic deployment rule. Configure the software update point proxy server settings on the Proxy and Account Settings page of the wizard or on the Proxy and Account Settings tab in Software update point Properties.

      Note

      The Use a proxy when downloading content by using automatic deployment rules setting is available but it is not used for a software update point on a secondary site. Only the software update point on the central administration site and primary site downloads content from the Microsoft Update page.

Important

By default, the Local System account for the server on which an automatic deployment rule was created is used to connect to the Internet and download software updates when the automatic deployment rules run. When this account does not have access to the Internet, software updates fail to download and the following entry is logged to ruleengine.log: Failed to download the update from internet. Error = 12007. Configure the credentials to connect to the proxy server when the Local System account does not have Internet access.

WSUS settings

You must configure WSUS settings on different pages of the Create Site System Server Wizard or Add Site System Roles Wizard depending on the version of Configuration Manager that you use, and in some cases, only in the properties for the software update point, also known as Software Update Point Component Properties. Use the information in the following sections to configure the WSUS settings.

WSUS port settings

You must configure the WSUS port settings on the Software Update Point page of the wizard or in the properties of the software update point. Use the following procedure to determine the port settings used by WSUS.

To determine the port settings used in IIS

  1. On the WSUS server, open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  2. Expand Sites, right-click the Web site for the WSUS server, and then click Edit Bindings. In the Site Bindings dialog, the HTTP and HTTPS port values are displayed in the Port column.

Configure SSL communications to WSUS

You can configure SSL communication on the General page of the wizard or on the General tab in the properties of the software update point.

For more information about how to use SSL, see Decide whether to configure WSUS to use SSL.

WSUS Server Connection Account

You can configure an account to be used by the site server when it connects to WSUS that runs on the software update point. When you don't configure this account, the Configuration Manager uses the computer account for the site server to connect to WSUS. Configure the WSUS Server Connection Account on the Proxy and Account Settings page of the wizard, or on the Proxy and Account Settings tab in Software update point Properties. You can configure the account in different places of the wizard depending on the version of Configuration Manager that you use.

For more information about Configuration Manager accounts, see Accounts used in System Center Configuration Manager.

Synchronization source

You can configure the upstream synchronization source for software updates synchronization on the Synchronization Source page of the wizard, or on the Sync Settings tab in Software Update Point Component Properties. Your options for the synchronization source vary depending on the site.

Use the following table for the available options when you configure the software update point at a site.

SiteAvailable synchronization source options
- Central administration site
- Stand-alone primary site
- Synchronize from the Microsoft Update website
- Synchronize from an upstream data source location
- Do not synchronize from Microsoft Update or upstream data source
- Additional software update points at a site
- Child primary site
- Secondary site
- Synchronize from an upstream data source location

The following list provides more information about each option that you can use as the synchronization source:

  • Synchronize from Microsoft Update: Use this setting to synchronize software updates metadata from Microsoft Update. The central administration site must have Internet access; otherwise, synchronization will fail. This setting is available only when you configure the software update point on the top-level site.

    Note

    When there is a firewall between the software update point and the Internet, the firewall might need to be configured to accept the HTTP and HTTPS ports that are used for the WSUS Web site. You can also choose to restrict access on the firewall to limited domains. For more information about how to plan for a firewall that supports software updates, see Configure firewalls.

  • Synchronize from an upstream data source location: Use this setting to synchronize software updates metadata from the upstream synchronization source. The child primary sites and secondary sites are automatically configured to use the parent site URL for this setting. You have the option to synchronize software updates from an existing WSUS server. Specify a URL, such as https://WSUSServer:8531, where 8531 is the port that is used to connect to the WSUS server.

  • Do not synchronize from Microsoft Update or upstream data source: Use this setting to manually synchronize software updates when the software update point at the top-level site is disconnected from the Internet. For more information, see Synchronize software updates from a disconnected software update point.

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Note

When there is a firewall between the software update point and the Internet, the firewall might need to be configured to accept the HTTP and HTTPS ports that are used for the WSUS Web site. You can also choose to restrict access on the firewall to limited domains. For more information about how to plan for a firewall that supports software updates, see Configure firewalls.

You can also configure whether to create WSUS reporting events on the Synchronization Source page of the wizard or on the Sync Settings tab in Software Update Point Component Properties. Configuration Manager doesn't use these events; therefore, you will normally choose the default setting Do not create WSUS reporting events.

Synchronization schedule

Configure the synchronization schedule on the Synchronization Schedule page of the wizard or in the Software Update Point Component Properties. This setting is configured only on the software update point at the top-level site.

If you enable the schedule, you can configure a recurring simple or custom synchronization schedule. When you configure a simple schedule, the start time is based on the local time for the computer that runs the Configuration Manager console at the time when you create the schedule. When you configure the start time for a custom schedule, it's based on the local time for the computer that runs the Configuration Manager console.

Tip

Schedule software updates synchronization to run by using a time-frame that is appropriate for your environment. One typical scenario is to set the software updates synchronization schedule to run shortly after the Microsoft regular security update release on the second Tuesday of each month, which is normally referred to as Patch Tuesday. Another typical scenario is to set the software updates synchronization schedule to run daily when you use software updates to deliver the Endpoint Protection definition and engine updates.

Note

When you choose not to enable software updates synchronization on a schedule, you can manually synchronize software updates from the All Software Updates or Software Update Groups node in the Software Library workspace. For more information, see synchronize software updates.

Supersedence rules

Configure the supersedence settings on the Supersedence Rules page of the wizard or on the Supersedence Rules tab in Software Update Point Component Properties. You can configure the supersedence rules only on the top-level site. Starting in Configuration Manager version 1810, you can specify the supersedence rules behavior for feature updates separately from non-feature updates.

On this page, you can specify that the superseded software updates are immediately expired, which prevents them from being included in new deployments and flags the existing deployments to indicate that the superseded software updates contain one or more expired software updates. Or, you can specify a period of time before the superseded software updates are expired, which allows you to continue to deploy them. For more information, see Supersedence rules.

Note

The Supersedence Rules page of the wizard is available only when you configure the first software update point at the site. This page is not displayed when you install additional software update points.

Classifications

Configure the classifications settings on the Classifications page of the wizard, or on the Classifications tab in Software Update Point Component Properties. For more information about software update classifications, see Update classifications.

Note

The Classifications page of the wizard is available only when you configure the first software update point at the site. This page is not displayed when you install additional software update points.

Tip

When you first install the software update point on the top-level site, clear all of the software updates classifications. After the initial software updates synchronization, configure the classifications from an updated list, and then re-initiate synchronization. This setting is configured only on the software update point at the top-level site.

Products

Configure the product settings on the Products page of the wizard, or on the Products tab in Software Update Point Component Properties.

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The Products page of the wizard is available only when you configure the first software update point at the site. This page is not displayed when you install additional software update points.

Tip

When you first install the software update point on the top-level site, clear all of the products. After the initial software updates synchronization, configure the products from an updated list, and then re-initiate synchronization. This setting is configured only on the software update point at the top-level site.

Languages

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Configure the language settings on the Languages page of the wizard, or on the Languages tab in Software Update Point Component Properties. Specify the languages for which you want to synchronize software update files and summary details. The Software Update File setting is configured at each software update point in the Configuration Manager hierarchy. The Summary Details settings are configured only on the top-level software update point. For more information, see Languages.

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Note

The Languages page of the wizard is available only when you install the software update point at the central administration site. You can configure the Software Update File languages at child sites from the Languages tab in Software Update Point Component Properties.

Third party updates

Beginning in Configuration Manager version 1802, you can enable third party updates for Configuration Manager clients. When you Enable third party software updates in the SUP component properties, the SUP will download the signing certificate used by WSUS for third party updates. This option is not available during install of the software update point, and should be configured after the SUP is installed. To enable the client settings for third party updates, see the About client settings article.

Next steps

You installed the software update point starting at the top-most site in your Configuration Manager hierarchy. Repeat the procedures in this article to install the software update point on child sites.

Once you have your software update points installed, go to synchronize software updates.