Add-SCUpdateServer

Add-SCUpdateServer

Adds a Windows Server Update Services computer to VMM.

Syntax

Parameter Set: Default
Add-SCUpdateServer [-ComputerName] <String> -Credential <VMMCredential> -TCPPort <UInt32> [-DisableUpdateServerConfiguration] [-JobVariable <String> ] [-PROTipID <Guid> ] [-RunAsynchronously] [-StartUpdateServerSync] [-UseSSLConnection] [-VMMServer <ServerConnection> ] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Add-SCUpdateServer cmdlet adds a Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) computer to Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). Adding a WSUS computer integrates VMM with WSUS setup and enables the update management feature.

Parameters

-ComputerName<String>

Specifies the name of a computer that VMM can uniquely identify on your network. Valid formats are: FQDN, IPv4 or IPv6 address, or NetBIOS name.

NOTE: See the examples for a specific cmdlet to determine how that cmdlet specifies the computer name.

-Credential<VMMCredential>

Specifies a credential object or, for some cmdlets, a Run As account object that contains the user name and password of an account that has permission to perform this action. Or, in the case of Restart-SCJob, has permission to complete a restarted task.

For more information about the PSCredential object, type: "Get-Help Get-Credential".

For more information about Run As accounts, type: "Get-Help New-SCRunAsAccount".

-DisableUpdateServerConfiguration

Disables the ability to control WSUS configuration settings through VMM. This parameter is used when VMM and System Center Configuration Manager are leveraging the same WSUS server and there can be only one configuration setting authority. Configuration settings are defined as the selection of production classifications, products, languages, and so on.

NOTE: By default, when you add an update server that is a downstream server managed by Configuration Manager, VMM disables its own ability to configure the WSUS settings.

-JobVariable<String>

Specifies that job progress is tracked and stored in the variable named by this parameter.

-PROTipID<Guid>

Specifies the ID of the PRO tip that triggered this action. This allows for auditing of PRO tips.

-RunAsynchronously

Indicates that the job runs asynchronously so that control returns to the command shell immediately.

-StartUpdateServerSync

Starts the update server synchronization process immediately after the update server is added.

-TCPPort<UInt32>

Specifies a numeric value that represents a TCP port.

-UseSSLConnection

Indicates that the update server communicates with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

-VMMServer<ServerConnection>

Specifies a VMM server object.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• UpdateServer

Examples

1: Add an update server.

The first command gets the Run As account object named RunAsAccount01 and stores the object in the $Credential variable.

The second command adds update server WSUSComputer01 to VMM, enabling update servicing functionality. As this command is processed, $Credential provides Run As account credentials to Add-SCUpdateServer.

PS C:\> $Credential = Get-SCRunAsAccount -Name "RunAsAccount01"
PS C:\> Add-SCUpdateServer –ComputerName “WSUSComputer01” –TCPPort 80 –Credential $Credential

Related topics

Get-SCUpdateServer

Remove-SCUpdateServer

Set-SCUpdateServer