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Kaspersky Security Center allows you to manage updates to software installed on client devices and close vulnerabilities in programs from Microsoft and other software manufacturers by installing the necessary updates.
Kaspersky Security Center searches for updates using the update search task and downloads updates to the update storage. After completing the search for updates, the program provides the administrator with information about available updates and vulnerabilities in programs that can be closed using these updates.
Information about available Microsoft Windows updates is provided by Windows Update. The Administration Server can be used as a Windows Update (WSUS) server. To use the Administration Server as a Windows Update server, you must configure update synchronization with Windows Update. After setting up data synchronization with Windows Update, the Administration Server centrally provides updates to Windows Update services on devices at a specified frequency.
You can also manage software updates using the Network Agent policy. To do this, you need to create a Network Agent policy and configure software update settings in the corresponding windows of the Policy Creation Wizard.
The administrator can view the list of available updates in the folder Software updates included in the folder Program management. This folder contains a list of software updates received by the Administration Server from Microsoft and other software manufacturers that can be distributed to devices. After viewing information about available updates, the administrator can install updates on devices.
Kaspersky Security Center updates some programs by uninstalling the previous version of the program and installing a new version.
Before installing updates on all devices, you can perform a test installation to ensure that the installed updates will not cause problems with programs on the devices.
You can obtain information about third-party software that can be updated using Kaspersky Security Center on the Technical Support website on the Kaspersky Security Center page in the Server Management section.
Kaspersky Security Center allows you to manage updates to software installed on client devices and close vulnerabilities in programs from Microsoft and other software manufacturers by installing the necessary updates.
Kaspersky Security Center searches for updates using the update search task and downloads updates to the update storage. After completing the search for updates, the program provides the administrator with information about available updates and vulnerabilities in programs that can be closed using these updates.
Information about available Microsoft Windows updates is provided by Windows Update. The Administration Server can be used as a Windows Update (WSUS) server. To use the Administration Server as a Windows Update server, you must configure update synchronization with Windows Update. After setting up data synchronization with Windows Update, the Administration Server centrally provides updates to Windows Update services on devices at a specified frequency.
You can also manage software updates using the Network Agent policy. To do this, you need to create a Network Agent policy and configure software update settings in the corresponding windows of the Policy Creation Wizard.
The administrator can view the list of available updates in the folder Software updates included in the folder Program management. This folder contains a list of software updates received by the Administration Server from Microsoft and other software manufacturers that can be distributed to devices. After viewing information about available updates, the administrator can install updates on devices.
Kaspersky Security Center updates some programs by uninstalling the previous version of the program and installing a new version.
Before installing updates on all devices, you can perform a test installation to ensure that the installed updates will not cause problems with programs on the devices.
You can obtain information about third-party software that can be updated using Kaspersky Security Center on the Technical Support website on the Kaspersky Security Center page, in the Server Management section.
Updating the Kaspersky Security Center administration server, in general, is an even simpler process than this. The update is installed on top of the current version and does not require additional configuration.
In this example, I will update Kaspersky Security Center version 10.3.407 up to version 10.5.1781 . In the case of, so to speak, not the newest operating systems (I used Windows Server 2008 R2), KSC 10.5 will ask you to update Internet Explorer up to version 10, if an earlier version is installed on the system. And in order for IE 10 to be installed, the following patches must be installed on the system:
- KB2533623;
- KB2670838;
- KB2729094;
- KB2731771;
- KB2786081.
In practice, Windows Server 2008 R2 refused to install KB2533623 for me, saying that it was not suitable. The remaining 4 patches and IE 10 were installed.
Now directly about updating Kaspersky Security Center. Let's skip the program's greeting and license agreement and move on to the first step - creating a backup copy.
Creating a backup copy when updating Kaspersky Security Center. Don't neglect to create a backup copy before upgrading your server. However, if the copy was made quite recently, you can skip this step. The copy can be protected with a password. If this is not done, the installer will note this but will allow you to continue.
An exclamation point during the installation process is not necessarily a cause for alarm, but also a signal that a reboot will be required to complete the installation of the component.
Message about successful installation of the new version. To complete the installation, reboot the server.
After updating the KSC administration server, it is recommended to update the Kaspersky Security Center administration console on the workstation from which the KSC server is managed, and also update Network Agent on computers.
The Administration Console and Network Agent are also installed on top of the current version.
You can install Administration Server version 11 on a device on which the previous version of Administration Server is installed (starting from version 10 Service Pack 1). When upgrading to version 11, all data and settings of the previous version of Administration Server are retained.
To update the Administration Server of a previous version to version 11, follow these steps:
- Run the executable file setup.exe for version 11.
A window will open with a selection of Kaspersky Lab programs to install.
Please read the License Agreement between you and Kaspersky Lab and the Privacy Policy carefully. If you agree with all clauses of the License Agreement and Privacy Policy, in the block I confirm that I have fully read, understand and accept check the boxes:
- the terms and conditions of this License Agreement;
- Privacy Policy, which describes the processing of data.
The installation of the program will continue after checking both boxes. The installation wizard will prompt you to create a backup copy of the Administration Server data for earlier versions.
Kaspersky Security Center supports data recovery from a backup copy of Administration Server data created by an earlier version of the program.
- If you need to create a backup copy, in the window that opens Creating a backup copy of the Administration Server check the box Create a backup copy of the Administration Server.
A backup copy of the Administration Server data is created using the klbackup utility. This utility is included in the program distribution and is located in the root of the Kaspersky Security Center installation folder.
- Install Administration Server version 11 following the instructions of the installation wizard.
- For devices on which the previous version of Network Agent was installed, create and run a remote installation task for the new version of Network Agent.
After completing the remote installation task, the version of Network Agent will be updated.
If problems arise during the installation of the Administration Server, you can restore the previous version of the Administration Server using the backup copy of the Server data created before the upgrade.
If at least one new version of Administration Server is installed on the network, other Administration Servers on the network can be updated using a remote installation task that uses the Administration Server installation package.
When upgrading Administration Server from an earlier version, all installed plugins are automatically removed. New versions of these plugins are installed.
When updating the Administration Console from an earlier version, installed plugins that support the update are updated automatically. Plugins that do not support updating are automatically removed, then new versions of these plugins are installed.