System Center Updates Publisher has hardware, software, and security requirements that must be met before it can be installed. There are settings that must be configured before performing tasks in Updates Publisher, such as allowing administrators to import software updates catalogs, creating and modifying software updates definitions, exporting update definitions to catalogs, and publishing software updates definitions to a configured update server. There are also procedures for backing up and restoring the Updates Publisher database. Moreover, there are steps for troubleshooting and resolving any issues that may occur in Updates Publisher.
This administrator checklist provides lists of the information and procedures that are necessary to prepare the environment and install Updates Publisher, configure Updates Publisher settings, use Updates Publisher features, back up and restore the Updates Publisher database, and troubleshoot Updates Publisher issues.
Updates Publisher Prerequisites and Installation
The following table provides links to information about Updates Publisher prerequisites and security requirements, and the procedure for installing Updates Publisher.
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Review the system requirements for Updates Publisher. |
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Review the security requirements for Updates Publisher. |
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Install Updates Publisher. |
Updates Publisher Settings
The following table provides links to procedures for configuring Updates Publisher settings. The data source location is configured during Setup, and the other settings are required only for particular tasks or to modify the default security for digital certificates.
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Configure an import list that specifies one or more software update catalog locations that can be imported in bulk, and automatically check for updated catalogs. |
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Publish software updates to an update server, and specify the digital certificate used to sign the updates. |
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Modify the database location for Updates Publisher. |
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Remove publishers that were added to the Trusted Publishers list while importing the catalog for the publisher. |
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Configure whether to check that digitally signed catalogs are on the approved list for the Certification Authority and whether warnings about Windows Installer packages that were installed on a per-user basis are displayed. |
Updates Publisher Features
The following table provides links to procedures for using Updates Publisher features.
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Create a new software update definition. |
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Import catalogs that have been previously created at another location into this Updates Publisher database. |
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Publish software updates to an update server. |
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Export software updates catalogs or export a test catalog to verify that the rules for the updates work as expected. |
Back Up and Troubleshoot Updates Publisher
The following table provides links to procedures for backing up the Updates Publisher database and for troubleshooting issues.
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Back up the Updates Publisher database. |
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Troubleshoot Updates Publisher issues. |