Mastering System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2

7.8. Deploying Software Updates with the Deploy Software Updates Wizard

Now that all the setup and preparation tasks have been done, you are ready to run the deployment. Before deploying software updates, make sure you've considered things like whether the maintenance windows and client restart settings will work for the different clients in your environment, how you are going to handle servers differently than workstations, which deployments will be delegated, and deployments for any leftover SMS 2003 clients.

To ensure the most successful software update deployments, utilize update lists and deployment templates that fit the needs of your organization, and keep software updates organized so they are easier to keep track of and deploy. Configuration ...