The below post explains the end to end process of software updates management in SCCM 2012 Pre-requisites: 1. WSUS Server (WSUS 3.0 SP2 ) should be installed on the SCCM site server or if you want to install WSUS on another server, it is important that you install WSUS administration console as the SCCM Server uses API. This link explains the step by step procedure to install WSUS 3.0 SP2 2. Install SUP-Software Update Point on the SCCM Server . 3. Reporting Services Point: Install reporting services point role as described in this link . 4. Client agent: The software update client agent should be enabled(will be enabled by default) and the settings have to specified as per the requirement. On SCCM console, go to Administration>Site Configuration>Client settings>Right click on Default client settings> Click on Properties. If required, we can create custom client settings and then enable client settings for that settings. ...
Use the following table to choose which discovery methods to use. Discovery Method Discovers New Resources Provides Additional Details for Discovered Resources Maintains Discovery Records for Active Clients Provides Discovery of Customized Attributes in Active Directory Domain Services Active Directory Security Group Discovery Yes No No No Active Directory System Discovery Yes No No Yes 1 Active Directory System Group Discovery No Yes No No Active Directory User Discovery Yes No No Yes 1 Heartbeat Discovery No No Yes No Network Discovery Yes No No No 1 Active Directory customized attributes can be configured in Active Directory System Properties on ...