Monitoring Software Update Distributions

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SMS 2003 provides several features that allow you to track and evaluate software update inventory, requirements, installation, and compliance within your enterprise. You can use these tools to spot problem areas quickly and easily.

You can use the same tools that you use to monitor software distribution to monitor the progress of a software update distribution in your enterprise. These tools, such as the Package Status summary and the Advertisement Status Summary, are described in Chapter 5, "Distributing Software." In addition to these tools, SMS 2003 provides a number of tools and features that are specific to software update management. These tools and features are described in the following section.

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