The Available Software Updates dialog box in Configuration Manager 2007 displays all software updates that are available for installation on client computers. The following information is displayed:
- Vendor: Specifies the vendor whose catalog contains the
software update.
- Name: Specifies the name of the software
update.
- Deadline: Specifies the deadline date and time for
mandatory software updates. If the deadline is reached and the
software update deployment has not yet run on the client, the
installation starts automatically. Optional software updates have a
deadline value of N/A.
- Status: Specifies the current status of the software
update. The possible values are Available, Restart Pending, and
Failed.
- Update summary: Specifies additional information about a
selected software update. Information is listed only when a
software update is selected.
- More information: Specifies a URL that links to more
information for the software update. A URL is listed only when a
software update is selected.
- This dialog box contains the following elements:
- <Software update name>
- Specifies the software updates that are available for installation. Select the updates to install. Multiple software updates can be selected. By default, all mandatory software updates are automatically selected.
- Schedule Installation
- Opens the Updates tab of the Systems Management Properties where you can specify whether to install required software updates on a recurring schedule.
- Install
- Initiates the installation for all software updates that have been selected. The Available Software Updates dialog box closes, and a software updates installation progress dialog box appears. The Install button is enabled when a software update has been selected for install.
- Restart Now
- Specifies that a system restart should be initiated. This option is available only when a software update is in the Pending restart state.
- Close
- Closes the Available Software Updates dialog box. Any installs that have been previously initiated will not be interrupted by closing the dialog box.