Actually - there is some ability to do reporting, although we use a software inventory and audit tool so reporting is less necessary for us - but its fairly inadequate, unless you really like digging through IIS logs for info. Then again - you can do some pretty goood reporting using the free log parsers to generate reports.
Roger -------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Robbie Foust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 9:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Microsoft Patch > > > Well, SUS is also missing reporting and auditing, if I remember > correctly... I can't wait to see the new version though (anyone know > the beta guest id?) > > Several departments here use a product called Bigfix (www.bigfix.com) > and it seems to work very well. Its scalable and even > integrates with > AD. :) > > - Robbie > > > Robbie Foust, IT Analyst > Systems and Core Services > Duke University > > > > > Roger Seielstad wrote: > > I'm running SUS 1.1 quite successfully for about 700 client > machines > > (and servers). SUS 2, which is due in beta within the next > 30 days or > > so, is going to add Office and a few other products for > patching, which > > really is all that SUS is missing. > > > > I prefer the SUS methodology of an agent on the client that > pulls down > > the updates as they are available - we have a lot of highly > mobile users > > so that really makes things work well for us. Things like > HKNetCheck > > require the box be online when you push the patches, which > doesn't work > > well in a lot of environments. > > > > Roger > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP > > Sr. Systems Administrator > > Inovis Inc. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* Cariglia, Daniel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *Sent:* Monday, March 15, 2004 4:43 PM > > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *Subject:* [ActiveDir] Microsoft Patch > > > > I am in the process of looking at alternatives to > distribute/manage > > Microsoft patches. We have SUS running in a lab setup > and it seems > > alright. My question is are there superior products > out there that > > someone has used and can recommend that work well with > AD? Running > > AD with an empty root and 2 child domains where the > users reside, > > users are either Windows 2000 Pro or XP Pro. Any > suggestions would > > be appreciated. > > > > Thank You, > > > > > > > > > > > > *Dan * > > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
