The Windows SBS Console enables you to view a list of the
updates that WSUS has furnished to each computer on your network, but it
does not provide any more detailed WSUS statistics. You can obtain
additional information about WSUS activities, however, by using the Update Services console.
To generate WSUS reports, follow these steps:
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Log on to your Windows SBS 2011 primary server, using an account with network Administrator privileges.
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Click Start, and then click Administrative Tools > Windows Server Update Services. When the User Account Control dialog box appears, click Continue. The Update Services Console appears.
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Expand the node named for your server and select Reports. The Reports pane appears.
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To check the status of your WSUS synchronizations, click Synchronization results. The Synchronization Report window for your server appears.
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Select the Between these dates option, and then choose Start and End dates.
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On the menu bar, select Run report. The console generates a report that begins with a summary of each synchronization performed during the selected dates.
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Scroll down to see a list of new updates downloaded by WSUS.
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Print or save the report, if needed, and close the Synchronization Report window.
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To generate a detailed report of all WSUS updates, click Update detailed status. The Updates Report window for your server appears.
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Make sure the New report type drop-down list is set to Detailed report and configure the following options as needed:
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Include updates in these classifications Enables you to specify the types of updates for which you want a report, using the interface shown here.
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Include updates for these products Enables you to specify the operating systems and applications for which you want a report, using the interface shown here.
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Include computers from these groups Enables you to select the WSUS computer groups on which you want to report, using the interface shown here.
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Include updates that have a status of
Enables you to specify which updates you want included in the report,
based on their completion status, using the interface shown here.
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On the menu bar, select Run report. The console generates a report that lists each selected update, provides detailed metadata for it, and lists its approval and deployment history.
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Print or save the report, if needed, and close the Updates Report window.
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To generate a detailed report for each computer, click Computer detailed status. The Computers Report window for your server appears.
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Make sure the New report type drop-down list is set to Detailed report and configure the options that follow as needed.
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On the menu bar, select Run report. The console generates a report that lists each selected computer and summarizes its update status.
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Click Next page to display a list of the updates corresponding to your selected options.
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Print or save the report, if needed, and close the Computers Report window.
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Close the Update Services Console.
