Single system required Patch’s report from SQL

—Single system required Patch’s report from SQL   SELECT DISTINCT SYS.Name0 AS [Machine Name], UCS.Status AS [Patch Status Code], CASE WHEN UCS.Status = ‘2’ THEN ‘Applicable’ WHEN UCS.Status = ‘3’ THEN ‘Installed’ ELSE ” END AS ‘Patch Status’, UI.BulletinID, UI.ArticleID, UI.Title FROM v_R_System AS SYS LEFT OUTER JOIN v_Update_ComplianceStatusAll AS UCS ON SYS.ResourceID = UCS.ResourceID … Read more

state messages for some reason is not being updated correctly Causes Updates Compliance Report Issue

run the below script to get the actual system state. this will help to report back actual compliance of patch level to SCCM Server   Option ExplicitOn Error Resume Next Call RefreshServerComplianceState ‘ WScript.Echo “Finished” Sub RefreshServerComplianceState()     ‘ Initialize the UpdatesStore variable.    dim newCCMUpdatesStore     ‘ Create the COM object.    set newCCMUpdatesStore = CreateObject … Read more

Patching Related End to end – Collections and reports :-

Below is for a compliance report based on SQL declare @CollectID AS  varchar(8)SET @CollectID= ‘SMS0001’ declare @CollectionListID AS  varchar(90)SET @CollectionListID=’ScopeId_5432f432-F885-4A98-B666-5432134122/AuthList_F15C63EA-B655-4940-A250-654323fd432′ declare @CI_ID int; select @CI_ID=CI_ID from v_ConfigurationItems where CIType_ID=9 and CI_UniqueID=@CollectionListID declare @CollCount int, @NumClients int; select @CollCount = count(*), @NumClients=isnull(sum(cast(IsClient as int)), 0) from v_ClientCollectionMembers ccm where ccm.CollectionID=@CollectID select     CollectionName=vc.Name,    ‘Update List’=al.Title,    Status=sn.StateName,    … Read more

WSUS Wiki and troubleshooting WSUS

Read here on the WSUS Team Blog a nice article about troubleshooting WSUS. It references the site https://www.wsuswiki.com/. This site was created to provide a place for the WSUS community to share information about WSUS, including troubleshooting steps and best practices. The advantages that this site provides over public news groups include: Content on this … Read more

Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor Revisions

********************************************************************Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor RevisionsIssued: June 30, 2010******************************************************************** Summary=======The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment.Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details. * MS10-041 – Important* MS10-040 – Important* MS10-038 – Important* MS09-040 – Important Bulletin Information:===================== * MS10-041 – Important – https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-041.mspx– Reason for Revision: V1.3 (June 30, 2010): Corrected the … Read more

Windows Update Explained

Windows Update Explained Source  as it is https://download.microsoft.com/download/a/9/4/a94af289-a798-4143-a3f8-77004f7c2fd3/Windows%20Update%20Explained.docx   How the Software Update Service Works and Why it Matters to You Published: September 2008 For more information, please see https://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/windowsupdate/default.mspx Contents Introduction. 1 The Problem with Keeping Computers Up to Date. 1 Windows Update to the Rescue. 2 Windows Update for Individual Computers. 2 Windows … Read more

Collections based on software updates deployment status in Configuration Manager

ConfigMgr sccm patching status based collections LastEnforcementMessageIDLastEnforcementMessageName 1        Enforcement started    3        Waiting for another installation to complete 6    General failure 8    Installing update    9    Pending system restart    10  Successfully installed update    11  Failed to install update    12  Downloading update    13  Downloaded update    So in this example we would like to use the status of reboot … Read more

Configure Proxy Settings Used When Downloading Software Update Files

By default, software update files are downloaded from the Internet using the credentials of the logged-on user and the proxy settings configured for the user in Internet Explorer. The UpdDwnldCfg.exe utility is available on the Configuration Manager 2007 DVD and on every site server. It can be used to modify the server and account credentials … Read more

Updates : Superseding and Superseded Updates : Complete Story

Superseding and Superseded Updates Typically, an update that supersedes other updates does one or more of the following: Enhances, improves, or adds to the fix provided by one or more previously released updates. Improves the efficiency of its update file package, which is installed on client computers if the update is approved for installation. For … Read more