Preparing for Software Updates with ConfigMgr

You must prepare ConfigMgr and your Windows infrastructure for the software updates functionality. Although relatively straightforward to install and configure, you must make several decisions and be patient because the initial synchronization process can take some time to complete. Preparation tasks include the following:

• Installing WSUS

• Adding software update points

• Preparing for synchronization

• Configuring the agents

• Establishing group policies

The following sections discuss these areas.

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