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If you cannot locate your WSUS Servers in this data grid, they have not yet been discovered by
VCM. You must first discover, and then license these machines before you can collect from
them. Refer to
"Discovering Windows Machines" on page 56 , and then "Licensing Windows
Machines" on page 59 for instructions on how to discover and license Windows machines. After
your WSUS Servers are discovered and licensed, proceed to "Performing WSUS Server
Collections" on page 236 .
Performing WSUS Server Collections
Now that you have verified that your WSUS Servers are available and licensed in VCM, you must perform
a collection using the Microsoft WSUS Server Filter set. This collection will enable VCM to identify these
machines as WSUS Servers.
1. To perform a VCM collection, see the procedure described in "Performing an Initial Collection" on
page 67 .
2. Using this procedure, instead of selecting the default filter set, choose the Select a Collection Filter Set
to apply to these machines option, and then select Microsoft WSUS Server Filters from the Filter
Sets list.
Performing WSUS Client Collections
Now that your WSUS Server Collection is complete, you must perform another collection using the
Microsoft WSUS Client Filter in order for VCM to collect WSUS information from your WSUS client
machines. Once this collection is complete, you will be able to view all WSUS Server and Client related data
through VCM.
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