Implementing Update Management Flashcards

1
Q

What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Add-WsusComputer

A

Adds a client computer to a target group.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Add-WsusDynamicCategory

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Adds a dynamic category to a WSUS server.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Approve-WsusUpdate

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Approves an update to be applied to clients.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Deny-WsusUpdate

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Declines the update for deployment.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Get-WsusClassification

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Gets the list of all WSUS classifications currently available in the system.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Get-WsusComputer

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Gets the WSUS computer object that represents the client computer.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Get-WsusDynamicCategory

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Gets dynamic categories on a WSUS server.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Get-WsusProduct

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Gets the list of all products currently available on WSUS.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Get-WsusServer

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Gets the WSUS update server object.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Get-WsusUpdate

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Gets the WSUS update object with details about the update.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Invoke-WsusServerCleanup

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Performs the process of cleanup on a WSUS server.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Remove-WsusDynamicCategory

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Removes a dynamic category from a WSUS server.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Set-WsusClassification

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Sets whether the classifications of updates that WSUS synchronizes are enabled.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Set-WsusDynamicCategory

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Sets the synchronization status of a dynamic category.

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Set-WsusProduct

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Sets whether the product (application or Operating System) has updates synced to the WSUS server

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What does the following PowerShell CmdLet Do?

Set-WsusServerSynchronization

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Sets whether the WSUS server synchronizes from Microsoft Update or an upstream server.

17
Q

How do you install WSUS using PowerShell?

What does it install by default?

A

Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices -IncludeManagementTools

It installs WSUS, a WID Database, and WSUS Services

18
Q

How do you configure WSUS once the feature has been installed?

A
  1. Set which upstream server the WSUS server synchonizes from
    1. Either Microsoft
    2. From another WSUS
    3. From another WSUS server as a replica
  2. Provide any proxy info
  3. Select the languages you want to download
  4. Select Products
    1. Anything you would like updates for
  5. Classifications
    1. Types of updates
  6. Sync Schedule
    1. Either Manual
    2. At a specified time
19
Q
  1. What is a Product in WSUS?
  2. What is a Classification in WSUS?
A
  1. The application updates to be downloaded to your server
  2. The type of udpates you want. (i.e. do you only want critical updates or do you want update roll ups or both )
20
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What are the two ways you can manage computers in WSUS?

A
  1. Group Policy
  2. WSUS Console
21
Q

Are WSUS Groups AD Groups?

A

No

22
Q

Where would you go to change settings of your WSUS Server?

A
  1. Select Update Services
  2. Expand the Server in Question (I.E the HOSTNAME)
  3. You would change settings in the Options tab
23
Q

What do you need to have installed in order to view reports?

A

The Microsoft report viewer 2008 redistributable

24
Q
  1. What group policy would you set to auto assign a computer to a WSUS group?
  2. What is the path?
A
  1. Client Side Targeting
  2. Computer Policies -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Componets -> Windows Update
25
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  1. What group policy would you set to specify updates behavior?
  2. What settings can you configure?
  3. What is the path?
A
  1. Configure Automatic Updates
  2. Settings:
    1. ​The download and install behavior
      1. ​If you select schedule install you will also need to:
        1. Select a time and date for window
        2. Install during automatic maintenance window
  3. Computer Policies -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Componets -> Windows Update
26
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  1. What group policy would you set to specify that computers use your internal WSUS server?
  2. What settings can you configure?
  3. What is the path?
A
  1. Specify intranet Microsoft Update Service Location
  2. The intranet Update Service Address and the statistics server
  3. Computer Policies -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Componets -> Windows Update
27
Q

How would you get a computer to check in to WSUS?

A

wuauclt.exe /detectnow /reportnow