Configure Update Management Settings

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To configure settings for managing updates on your managed computers, use the Update Management Configuration Wizard in System Center Essentials. Use the pages of the wizard to view or change settings for:

  • Products that you want to update
  • Update languages
  • Update classifications
  • Automatic approval settings
  • Synchronization schedule

If you need to configure update settings that are not available in the Update Management Configuration Wizard, you can use the Windows Server Update Services console on the Management Server.

Note

You must use an account that is in the Domain Admins group to perform this procedure.

To start the Update Management Configuration Wizard

  1. Click Start, click All Programs, click Windows Essential Business Server, and then click Windows Essential Business Server Administration Console.

  2. Click the Computers and Devices tab, and then in the tasks pane, click Configure update management settings. The Update Management Configuration Wizard in System Center Essentials appears.

  3. Use the pages of the wizard to view or change settings for update management.

To access options in Windows Server Update Services

  1. Log on to the Management Server with an account that is a member of the Domain Admins group.

  2. In Administrative Tools, click Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1.

  3. In the console tree, click Options.