WSUS Reporting "JBradshaw" <jbradsha[ at ]dphilneas.nnn> 11/11/2008 4:00:44 PM I must be doing something wrong. I authorized an update for installation last night, and now I'd like to see if it worked. I tried running "Computer Detailed Status" report for the computer group I authorized the patch for, and filtered for both "installed" and "needed." When the report runs, it generates a list of 58 computers, each with about 4 pages of updates. Do I really have to search through 4 pages for each computer to see if the update installed? There's got to be a better way, I'm just not seeing it. Also, how do you tell the date that an update was installed on a computer -- which report is that? Thanks

Re: WSUS Reporting "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <lawrence[ at ]news.postalias> 11/11/2008 4:53:48 PM "JBradshaw" <jbradsha[ at ]dphilneas.nnn> wrote in message news:odqdnXtBt9uzMYTUnZ2dnUVZ_uudnZ2d[ at ]posted.internetamerica... [Quoted Text] >I must be doing something wrong. I authorized an update for installation >last night, and now I'd like to see if it worked. > > I tried running "Computer Detailed Status" report for the computer group I > authorized the patch for, and filtered for both "installed" and "needed." > > When the report runs, it generates a list of 58 computers, each with about > 4 pages of updates. Do I really have to search through 4 pages for each > computer to see if the update installed? There's got to be a better way, > I'm just not seeing it. > > Also, how do you tell the date that an update was installed on a > computer -- which report is that? I'll be happy to help.. but first.. have you read any of the documention? From where you are.. starting with the WSUS Operations Guide seems like a good next move. -- Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP(x2), MCTS(x5), MCP(x7), MCBMSP Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009) MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus My Websites: http://www.onsitechsolutions.com; http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

Re: WSUS Reporting "JBradshaw" <jbradsha[ at ]dphilneas.nnn> 11/11/2008 6:33:42 PM Fair enough -- I've downloaded 3 docs: WSUS 3.0 Overview; Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Started with SUS; and the WSUS 3.0 SP1 Operations Guide. I will post back (with page numbers!) when I discover how to filter for a particular update installed on a particular computer (without having to scroll through dozens or perhaps hundreds of installed security updates), and how to determine what date that update was installed. I also see a lot of updates that say: "this update has been superseded by another update. Before you decline any su8perseded update, we recommend that you verify it is no longer needed by any computers. To do so, approve the superseding update first." But unfortunately it does not tell you the name of the superseding update to approve! (This is awesome -- it's like a mystery, or a treasure hunt!) I will post back (with page number!) when I find out how to determine the most recent superseding update. Thank you for putting me on the right track!