Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
In an environment with multiple windows servers what is the best way to ensure patch compliance accross all systems?
Is there a simple tool (some sort of client/server app?) that allows reports to be generated showing the status of all the systems so any that aren’t automatically patching themselves can be fixed without having to manually check each systemevery time an audit is needed?
Microsoft Windows Server Update Services
A WSUS server will download all of the patches you specify, for the products you choose. You then configure your clients to get their updates from the local WSUS server instead of directly from Microsoft. You can group your client machines and approve/disapprove the patches that you want each group to install. The WSUS server will give you lots of reports as to which clients need what patches, etc.
It’s pretty easy to setup, if you follow the Microsoft white paper.