Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

SMS Server 2003 improves the patch management process in both the administration and end-user experiences. The following sections outline the major changes included in the SMS 2003 patch management solution.

Note

The updates to SMS 2003 are mainly operational updates. The actual process of checking for update requirements and installation of the updates has not changed greatly between SMS 2000 and SMS 2003.

Administrative Experience

SMS 2003 improves the experience for administrators deploying software updates. Some of the improvements include the following:

  • Enforcing deployment time windows Software updates ...

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