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WSUS 3.0 SP2
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Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Service Pack 2 is now RTM and so released. It will work with ConfigMgr, and also fully supported.
With the new release also the Windows Update Agent is improved in reliability and improved scan times. Keep in mind that ConfigMgr will not auto-update the agent. You need to deploy the agent with ConfigMgr, the packages can be found here:
Other improvements are:
New Windows Server and Client Version Support
Integration with Windows Server® 2008 R2
Support for Windows 7 clients
Support for the BranchCache feature on Windows Server 2008 R2
WSUS Feature Improvements
Reports
New Update and Computer Status reports provide the ability to report on only the updates you’ve approved for installation. You can run these reports from the WSUS console or use the API to incorporate this functionality into your own reports.
Auto-Approval Rules
Auto-approval rules now include the ability to specify the installation deadline date and time for all computers or specific computer groups.
Update Files and Languages
Improved handling of language selection for downstream servers includes a new warning dialog that appears when you decide to download updates only for specified languages.
Easy Upgrade
WSUS 3.0 SP2 can be installed as an in-place upgrade from earlier versions of WSUS and will preserve all of your settings and approvals. The user interface is compatible between WSUS 3.0 SP1 and SP2 on the client and the server.
Software Updates
Stability and reliability fixes for the WSUS server, such as support for IPV6 addresses.
The approval dialog now sorts computer groups alphabetically by group name.
Computer status report sorting icons are now functional in x64 environments.
More information about this release and the download can be found at the Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Release Notes.
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