Index

U

.UDC files, 430

unattended installations, 47–48

Uniform Resource Locators. See URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)

Uninstal.exe file, 600

uninstall

enabling, 598

installation log for, 600

Legacy Clients by changing site boundaries, 330

performing, 600

problems with SMS, 24

rollback vs., 597, 599

secondary sites, 159–60

unlinking subcollections, 421–22

unsupported features, 23–24

Update Configuration button (System Management Properties dialog box), 323

Update Inventory Tools. See Software Update Scanning Tools

updates, 540–48. See also Distribute Software Updates Wizard; Software Update Scanning Tools; upgrading

authorizing and distributing, 540–49

building releases, 528, 540–48

checking properties for, 544–45

choosing for package, 542–43

configuring installation agent settings, 546–47

deploying to targeted computers, 530–31

discovering reliable, 520–21

downloading source files, 543–44

emergency, 550–52

finding best source for updates, 518

obtaining and verifying source files for, 522–23

planning release of, 526–27

preparing deployment package, 529–30

release priorities for, 525

releases with accelerated timelines, 550–51

relevancy of software, 521–22

reviewing implementation of, 531

rolling back, 551–52

sample release timetable, 527

selecting distribution points for, 545

setting up unattended synchronization, 539

severity ratings for, 523

specifying package source directory, 543

specifying type of, 540–41

user notification settings for, 547–48

viewing status for, 544

updating

collections, 414, 419, 422–33, 434

inventory records, 363

Remote Tools Client Agent settings, 401–2

Windows XP Professional systems using Status Message Viewer, 207

Upgrade An Existing SMS Installation option (Setup Options page), 65

upgrading

backing up before, 760

incompatible database features and, 760

overview, 769

post-upgrade tasks, 774

primary sites, 770–73

running Deployment Readiness Wizard on SMS 2.0 sites, 8, 761–67

secondary sites, 156, 773–74

site data propagation, 769

sites to advanced security, 657–59

troubleshooting, 775

URLs (Uniform Resource Locators)

result of Recovery Expert installation, 719

scheduling reports with, 648–49

User Configuration dialog box, 580

user connections, 41

user notification settings for updates, 547–48

users

assigning class or instance permissions to, 680–83

cloning rights of, 683

copying rights from existing, 682–83

defining interaction with package programs, 457

defining package access accounts, 446–49

disconnecting from distribution points, 444

limiting access in custom Administrator Console, 690

troubleshooting password aging for, 670