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This article goes over publishing and deploying updates with the WSUS extension pack for Patch. Publish and deploy third-party. About Patch Manager Management.

Manage your portal account and all your products. • • Renew to download the latest product features, get 24/7 tech support, and access to instructor-led training. Iso 13485 Sop Documents. No, agents are optional. Although the use of agents is not required, an optional agent is sometimes utilized to facilitate communication to machines that are located behind firewalls over just one port, instead of needing a wide range of WMI ports to be opened. Some tasks like inventory or on-demand update deployment tasks do require our SolarWinds Client Components to be installed on the target machines, but that software does not run as a service, and does not initiate any communication on its own. No, agents are optional. Although the use of agents is not required, an optional agent is sometimes utilized to facilitate communication to machines that are located behind firewalls over just one port, instead of needing a wide range of WMI ports to be opened.

Some tasks like inventory or on-demand update deployment tasks do require our SolarWinds Client Components to be installed on the target machines, but that software does not run as a service, and does not initiate any communication on its own.

Actually, the WSUS 3.0 API supports the deployment of third party updates. You can use the System Center Updates Publisher to create the Adobe Reader update package and publish the update to the WSUS Server. Unfortunately, the native WSUS Admin Console does not provide the ability to manage/monitor such updates, so you also would need to manage/monitor the updates via the WSUS API. However, there is a third-party add-on product for WSUS that does provide the ability to manage/monitor third party updates in the WSUS Server. See for more information.

Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009). But itunes??? Actually, yes. Prior to the release of the iPhone5 and iCloud (and even for some iPhone5 users who don't trust iCloud), iTunes is necessary to synchronize content to/from an iPhone. Thus, with the significant prevalence of iPhones in the business environment from 2008 onward, the instances of iTunes installations on business computers is extraordinary. In fact, if I were to guess at the most commonly installed third-party applications (that require regular patching), in order of occurrence on business computers, it would look like this: • Adobe Reader • Java Runtime Environment • Adobe Flash • Apple iTunes • Mozilla Firefox • Google Chrome Although, given the guidance of late regarding the JRE, #2 and #3 may have flip-flopped. Also, note, that was a 'GUESS'.

So if anybody has empirical data that refutes or confirms that guess. Feel free to chime in.:) Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA SolarWinds Head Geek Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2013) My MVP Profile: The views expressed on this post are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of SolarWinds. But itunes??? Actually, yes. Prior to the release of the iPhone5 and iCloud (and even for some iPhone5 users who don't trust iCloud), iTunes is necessary to synchronize content to/from an iPhone. Thus, with the significant prevalence of iPhones in the business environment from 2008 onward, the instances of iTunes installations on business computers is extraordinary. In fact, if I were to guess at the most commonly installed third-party applications (that require regular patching), in order of occurrence on business computers, it would look like this: • Adobe Reader • Java Runtime Environment • Adobe Flash • Apple iTunes • Mozilla Firefox • Google Chrome Although, given the guidance of late regarding the JRE, #2 and #3 may have flip-flopped.

Also, note, that was a 'GUESS'. So if anybody has empirical data that refutes or confirms that guess.

Feel free to chime in.:) Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA SolarWinds Head Geek Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2013) My MVP Profile: The views expressed on this post are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of SolarWinds. That sounds about correct for my environment. Only 4,5, and 6 I can count on one hand the number of computers that have those products installed. We do have about 500 computers on our network.