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Topic Last Modified: 2010-04-23

With Microsoft Communications Server 2010, you use Device Update service to view and manage software updates for your organization’s devices. These updates are available in .cab (cabinet) files from the Microsoft Help and Support Web site. After you download the .cab file, run the Import-CSdeviceUpdate cmdlet to import the device update rules from the .cab file. For detailed information about syntax and usage of the Import-CSdeviceUpdate cmdlet, see Communications Server Management Shell Help.

Tip:
Before deploying a new update to your organization, verify that it functions correctly on a test device. However, the ability to view software updates for UC devices is not currently available in Communications Server Control Panel.

To view software updates for UC devices

  1. From the Microsoft Help and Support Web site, download the .cab file to a location on a Communications Server 2010 server (for example, C:\Updates\UCUpdates.cab).

  2. Import the device update rules from the C:\Updates\UCUpdates.cab file by running one of the following cmdlets:

    • If the .cab file is located on the same computer as the one running the service to be updated (service:Redmond-websvc-2), run the following cmdlet:

      Copy Code 
      Import-CsDeviceUpdate –Identity service:Redmond-websvc-2 –FileName C:\Updates\UCUpdates.cab
    • If the .cab file is located on a different computer than the one running the service to be updated (service:Redmond-websvc-3), run the following cmdlet:

      Copy Code 
      Import-CsDeviceUpdate –Identity service:Redmond-websvc-3 –ByteInput C:\Updates\UCUpdates.cab

  3. Open Communications Server Control Panel.

  4. In the left navigation bar, click Clients, and then click Device Update.

  5. On the Device Update page, click an update in the list, and then do one of the following:

    • Cancel a pending update. To prevent the selected update from being deployed to your organization’s devices, click the Action menu, and then click Cancel pending updates.

    • Approve an update. To allow the selected update to be deployed to your organization’s devices, click the Action menu, and then click Approve.

    • Restore an update. To allow a previously approved update to be deployed to your organization’s devices, click the Action menu, and then click Restore.