This is a list of highly recommended documents for improving general knowledge of the Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center (formerly SCUPdates) product. This article is not a comprehensive list of documents.

Installation & Configuration

• Shavlik Patch (formerly SCUPdates) Supported Products list
• Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center Requirements (PDF)
• Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center Guides
• Quick Start Guide for SCUP 2011 (PDF)
• Training Videos
• SCUPdates Content Download (Login Required)
• How To: Create a Shavlik Patch Account for Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center 2.2 or lower
• Installation checklist for Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center
• Upgrade Installation Procedure For Shavlik Patch
• How To Use The Configuration Checker To Verify Requirements For Using The Shavlik Patch Add-On
• How to configure IIS to use SSL connections on your WSUS server
• Creating, exporting, and importing a WSUS self-signed certificate with the Shavlik Patch Plugin
• Scheduling Publish and/or Synchronization In Shavlik Patch Requires Logon As Batch Privilege
• How to verify your SCCM user is added to WSUS Administrators group
• How to Set Proxy Authentication for the Shavlik Patch Plugin

Best Practices & How To's

• How to Set Up an Automatic Schedule for Publishing and Synchronizing Updates
• How to expire third party updates via the Shavlik Patch plugin and how to run the WSUS Server Cleanup
• Guide On Publishing Revisions In Shavlik Patch
• Guide on How to use Smart Filters and Composite Filters in Shavlik Patch
• Publishing Apple Application Support (AAS) When Publishing Via SCUP
• Google Chrome Update Guide (PDF)

Troubleshooting & Common Issues

• General
  • URL Exception list for Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center
  • Certificate verification sites to allow for Shavlik Patch
  • Publishing an Update in SCUP or Shavlik Patch Fails With the Error: Hash (or Digest) Verification Failed on Content for Update
  • Too Many Locally Published Categories
• Shavlik Patch (Plugin)
  • Obtaining and viewing logs for issues related to Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center
  • Shavlik Patch Cannot Connect to WSUS Server
  • Invalid User Name or Password Displayed in Shavlik Patch Plugin settings
  • Updates published using Shavlik Patch are not showing up in 'All Software Updates'
  • Shavlik Patch and Authenticating Proxy Servers
  • Unhandled Exception Has Occurred in Your Application on Access of Shavlik Patch Plugin
  • Publishing operation failed because the console and remote server versions do not match
  • Exception occurred during publishing: CreateDirectory Failed
  • Exception occurred during publishing: Verification of file signature failed
• Shavlik Patch via SCUP
  • Tips for troubleshooting issues when using SCUPdates
  • 32bit Java fails install on 64bit systems
  • Automatic updating enabled after installation of patches when publishing with SCUPdates
  • SCUP Proxy Information
  • Supersedence with SCUPdates & Expiring Updates

Other Useful Information

• Supported Products List
• Content Release Information Page
• Language Support for Patch Data (PDF)
• End Of Life Information (EOL) for Shavlik Patch for Microsoft System Center
• Feature Requests