ConfigMgr 2012 / SCCM 2012 SP1 Step by Step Guide Part 16: Software Updates (Non-Microsoft)

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Part 15 describes the process of configuring a Microsoft Software Update solution. Part 16 now extends the solution to include Non-Microsoft updates using System Center Updates Publisher 2011 (SCUP 2011). I will be concentrating on Adobe updates for the purposes of demonstration.

I wish to acknowledge that I learned how to deploy SCUP by following this excellent guide by Kent Agerlund.

http://blog.coretech.dk/kea/the-complete-scup-2011-installation-and-configuration-guide/

Download SCUP 2011 here and save to a folder on your Config Mgr server

SystemCenterUpdatesPublisher.msi


1. SCUP Installation
2. SCUP Configuration - Integration with WSUS and Config Mgr
3. Certificates
4. GPO
5. Config Mgr package to distribute certificate
6. SCUP Configuration - Publish Updates


1. SCUP Installation

Open a command prompt as Administrator and run the command

The SCUP 2011 installation wizard starts

Click Next to continue

Ignore this as we are using a later version of WSUS. Click Next to continue through the wizard.

SCUP 2011 has now installed. See the console.

2. SCUP Configuration - Integration with WSUS and Config Mgr

Click Options on the SCUP console ribbon

Update Server: Click to "enable publishing to an update server" and Test Connection

Test is successful but we are informed that we have no signing certificate. Click to Create one.

See Certificate

Select the ConfigMgr tab

Enable Configuration Manager integration, choose whether your server is local or remote and Test Connection.

3. Certificates

Open Certificates Console

Type mmc and Add Certificate snap-in

Choose Computer Account

Choose Local Computer

Click OK

See WSUS Publishers Self-Signed Certificate that we created earlier.

Copy and Paste the certificate into Trusted Root Certification Authorities/Certificates and Trusted Publishers/Certificates.

Now we will export the certificate to use in a Config Mgr package (to deploy the certificate to the estate of computers).

Right Click the certificate and choose to Export

Choose "No, do not export the private key".

Choose DER encoded binary X.509

Choose a path for the .cer file

Finish the wizard

OK

4. GPO

Create GPO to "Allow signed updates from an intranet Microsoft update service location"

Right click required OU and "Create GPO, link it here"

Name the object

Edit the object

Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Update

Enable "Allow signed updates from an intranet Microsoft update service location"

5. Config Mgr package to distribute certificate

Copy the following to a folder

yourcert.cer (mine is scupcert.cer)
certadm.dll
certutil.exe

You can find certadm.dll and certutil.exe in SysWOW64 folder

Create Config Mgr package

Create a Program to add the cert to the local Root store

certutil.exe -addstore Root scupcert.cer

Create a Program to add the cert to the Trusted Publisher store

certutil.exe -addstore TrustedPublisher scupcert.cer 

Configure to run "Add SCUP cert to local Root store" first

Distribute the package to your DPs

Deploy the package to your computers collection (I have chosen a test collection)

6. SCUP Configuration - Publish Updates

Open SCUP console. Select Catalogs tab/ Add Catalogs

Select the Adobe Catalogs and Add

Select the Updates tab and click Import

This starts the Import Software Updates Catalog wizard

Choose all the Adobe Catalogs and click Next

Click Next to continue and accept all the Security Warnings

Close the Wizard

See the Software Updates that have been imported. Highlight the updates you need, right click and choose Assign. This starts the Assign Updates Wizard

Choose "Full Content" and create a new publication. You can add multiple updates to a publication. Click OK to create the publication

Navigate to the Publication tab and select your publication

Select Publish to start the Publish Software Updates Wizard

On Summary page click Next to commence publishing

Verify progress

Wizard is complete

Verify update download and publishing via SCUP,log (log can be found in user profile - see path in screenshot)

Confirmation that updates have been published

Configure Config Mgr Software Update Point for Adobe Products

Verify synchronization via WSYNCMGR.log

See Adobe Updates in Config Mgr. They can now be deployed in the same way as the Microsoft Updates.