Re: SMS 2003 with SUS

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From: Richard Threlkeld (MVP)
Date: 09/14/04


Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 08:37:42 -0700

SUS doesn't have any integration with SMS. SMS has Software Updates
capability built in which you can leverage for Patch Management and are much
more robust than SUS.

-- 
Richard Threlkeld
Microsoft MVP - SMS
richardtATqualcomm.com
"screwie" <screwie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:12C15E9E-DC44-45DD-AEC2-07E5F29A0056@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> Forgot to include something on my other question.  How do you integrate 
> SUS
> with SMS 2003 as I already have SUS deployed and working for quite a 
> while.
> Would it be better to uninstall SUS and installing SMS first or what is 
> the
> best practice?
>
> -- 
> screwie 


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