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1.1.1 Monitoring Software Updates DeploymentIn this sub-section we would describing the procedure for monitoring the status of the software updates

deployments. This sub-section would include following two main phases for monitoring the status of the

updates deployment.

Evaluation Phase Enforcement Phase

1.1.1.1 Evaluation PhaseThe evaluation phase determines whether the software updates in the deployment are required by the

computer.

To monitor client evaluation for software update deployments, three main reports should be used.

States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment report summarizes the evaluation state of clientcomputers for a specified deployment. This report provides information about whether the client

computer was able to successfully evaluate the deployment.

States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment report can be drilled intoto get more information about the client computer within a specified state.

States 7 - Error status messages for a computer can be drilled into to get all error messages forthe deployment on the specific computer.

1.1.1.2 Enforcement PhaseThe enforcement phase computers report the compliance state for the deployment.

To monitor client enforcement for software update deployments, three main reports should be used.

States 1 - Enforcement states for a deployment report summarizes the enforcement state of clientcomputers for a specified deployment. This report provides information about the state for

installing the updates in the deployment; for example, downloading the update, installing the

update, successfully installed the update, and so on.

States 2 - Evaluation states for a deployment report summarizes the evaluation state of clientcomputers for a specified deployment. This report provides information about whether the client

computer was able to successfully evaluate the deployment.

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States 3 - States for a deployment and computer This report returns the states for all softwareupdates in the specified deployment for a specified computer. The Deployment ID and Computer

Name parameters are required. You can drill into the Status Message Details page for any

software update that contains an Error Record ID value.

States 4 - Computers in a specific state for a deployment report can be drilled intoto get more information about the client computer within a specified state.

States 7 - Error status messages for a computer can be drilled into to get all error messages forthe deployment on the specific computer.