Deployments

While it is deployment packages that host the update files, it is software update deployments that actually deliver software updates to clients. The Deploy Software Updates Wizard is used to create deployments and can be started using several methods, which we will detail later. Table  lists all the pages in this wizard and describes the settings that can be configured in each one to create a software update deployment.

Page	Description
General	Provides the name of and comments about the deployment; the update or update group and collection also need to be supplied.
Deployment Settings	Defines if the deployment is required or optional and sets the verbosity level. Also configures whether to send wake-up packets.
Scheduling	Sets whether the user will be notified of pending updates and/or the  installation progress for updates, if the client evaluates the deployment schedule in local or Coordinated Universal Time, and the timeframe between when an update is available and when it is mandatory on clients.
User Experience	Defines if users will receive notice of installations of software updates and what happens when an installation deadline is reached. Defines the system restart behavior when an update installs on a client and needs to restart to finish. Defines if the Windows Embedded write filter is enabled or bypassed for this deployment
Alerts	Sets the in-console alert handling of Configuration Manager and sets if System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) alerts are disabled while updates install and whether to send an alert if the install fails.
Download Settings	Sets how clients will interact with the distribution points when they get a software update deployment. Defines whether clients should use Microsoft Updates for content download if the updates are not present on the preferred distribution point, or whether to download software updates content when on a metered Internet connection.
Deployment Package	Shows the deployment package that will host the software updates for the deployment. This setting won’t appear if the updates have already been downloaded to a package
Deployment Package	Lets you choose to download the updates from the Internet or from a source on the local network.
Languages Selection	Lets you select the languages for which the software updates that will be in the deployment are downloaded

If an update in a deployment has Microsoft Software License Terms that have not been accepted yet, then a Review/Accept License Terms dialog box will appear before the Deploy Software Updates Wizard and give you a chance to review and accept the license terms. When you accept the terms, then you can deploy the updates. If you don’t accept the terms, the process is canceled.