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Plan for software updates in System Center Configuration Manager
Applies to: System Center Configuration Manager (Current Branch)
Before you use software updates in a System Center Configuration Manager production environment, it's important that you go through the planning process. Having a good plan for the software update point infrastructure is key to a successful software updates implementation.
Capacity planning recommendations for software updates
You can use the following recommendations as a baseline that can help you determine the information for the software updates capacity planning that is appropriate to your organization. The actual capacity requirements might vary from the recommendations that are listed in this article depending on the following criteria: your specific networking environment, the hardware that you use to host the software update point site system, the number of clients that are installed, and the site system roles that are installed on the server.
Capacity planning for the software update point
The number of supported clients depends on the version of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) that runs on the software update point, and it also depends on whether the software update point site system role co-exists with another site system role:
The software update point can support up to 25,000 clients when WSUS runs on the software update point computer and the software update point co-exists with another site system role.
The software update point can support up to 150,000 clients when the remote computer meets WSUS requirements, WSUS is used with Configuration Manager, and you configure the following:
IIS Application Pools:
- Increase the WsusPool Queue Length to 2000
- Increase the WsusPool Private Memory limit x4 times, or set to 0 (unlimited)
For details about hardware requirements for the software update point, see Recommended hardware for site systems.
By default, Configuration Manager does not support configuring software update points as NLB clusters. Prior to Configuration Manager version 1702, you could use the Configuration Manager SDK to configure up to four software update points on an NLB cluster. However, starting in Configuration Manager version 1702, software update points are not supported as NLB clusters and upgrades to Configuration Manager version 1702 will be blocked if this configuration is detected.
Capacity planning for software updates objects
Use the following capacity information to plan for software updates objects.
Limit of 1000 software updates in a deployment
You must limit the number of software updates to 1000 for each software update deployment. When you create an automatic deployment rule, specify a criteria that limits the number of software updates that are returned. The automatic deployment rule fails when the criteria that you specify returns more than 1000 software updates. You can check the status of the automatic deployment rule from the Automatic Deployment Rules node in the Configuration Manager console. When you manually deploy software updates, do not select more than 1000 updates to deploy.
You must also limit the number of software updates to 1000 in a configuration baseline. For more information, see Create configuration baselines.
Determine the software update point infrastructure
The central administration site and all child primary sites must have a software update point where you deploy software updates. As you plan for the software update point infrastructure, you need to determine the following dependencies:
- where to install the software update point for the site
- which sites require a software update point that accepts communication from Internet-based clients
- whether you need a software update point at a secondary site.
Use the following sections to determine the software update point infrastructure.
For information about the internal and external dependencies that are required for software updates, see Prerequisites for software updates.
You can add multiple software update points at a Configuration Manager primary site. The ability to have multiple software update points at a site provides fault tolerance without requiring the complexity of NLB. However, the failover that you receive with multiple software update points is not as robust as NLB for pure load balancing, but it is rather designed for fault-tolerance. Also, the failover design of the software update point is different than the pure randomization model that is used in the design for management points. Unlike in the design of management points, in the software update points there are client and network performance costs that are associated with switching to a new software update point. When the client switches to a new WSUS server to scan for software updates, the result is an increase in the catalog size and associated client-side and network performance demands. Therefore, the client preserves affinity with the last software update point for which it successfully scanned.
The first software update point that you install on a primary site is the synchronization source for all additional software update points that you add at the primary site. After you added your software update points and initiated software updates synchronization, you can view the status of the software update points and the synchronization source from the Software Update Point Synchronization Status node in the Monitoring workspace.
When a software update point fails, and that software update point is configured as the synchronization source for the other software update points at the site, you must manually remove the failed software update point and select a new software update point to use as the synchronization source. For more information about how to remove a software update point, see Remove the software update point site system role.
Software update point list
Configuration Manager provides the client with a software update point list in the following scenarios: when a new client receives the policy to enable software updates, or when a client cannot contact its software update point and needs to switch to another software update point. The client randomly selects a software update point from the list, and it prioritizes the software update points that are in the same forest. Configuration Manager provides clients with a different list depending on the type of client.
Intranet-based clients: Receive a list of software update points that you can configure to allow connections only from the intranet, or a list of software update points that allow Internet and intranet client connections.
Internet-based clients: Receive a list of software update points that you configure to allow connections only from the Internet, or a list of software update points that allow Internet and intranet client connections.
Software update point switching
Beginning with version 1702, clients use boundary groups to find a new software update point, and to fallback and find a new software update point if their current one is no longer accessible. You can add individual software update points to different boundary groups to control which servers a client can find. For more information, see software update points in the configuring boundary groups article.
If you have multiple software update points at a site, and then one fails or becomes unavailable, clients will connect to a different software update point and continue to scan for the latest software updates. When a client is first assigned a software update point, it stays assigned to that software update point unless it fails to scan for software updates on that software update point.
The scan for software updates can fail with a number of different retry and non-retry error codes. When the scan fails with a retry error code, the client starts a retry process to scan for the software updates on the software update point. The high-level conditions that result in a retry error code are typically because the WSUS server is unavailable or because it is temporarily overloaded. The client uses the following process when it fails to scan for software updates:
The client scans for software updates at its scheduled time, or when it is initiated through the control panel on the client, or by using the SDK. If the scan fails, the client waits 30 minutes to retry the scan, and it uses the same software update point.
The client retries a minimum of four times at 30-minute intervals. After the fourth failure, and after it waits an additional two minutes, the client will move to the next software update point in the software update point list.
The client goes through the same process on the new software update point. After a successful scan, the client will continue to connect to the new software update point.
The following list provides additional information that you can consider for software update point retry and switching scenarios:
If a client is disconnected from the corporate intranet and fails to scan for software updates, it will not switch to another software update point. This is an expected failure, because the client cannot reach the corporate network or the software update point that allows connection from the intranet. The Configuration Manager client determines the availability of the intranet software update point.
If Internet-based client management is enabled, and there are multiple software update points that are configured to accept communication from clients on the Internet, the switching process follows the standard retry process that is described in the previous scenario.
If the scan process started, but the client was powered down before the scan completed, it is not considered a scan failure and it does not count as one of the four retries.
When Configuration Manager receives any of the following Windows Update Agent error codes, it has the client retry the connection:
2149842970, 2147954429, 2149859352, 2149859362, 2149859338, 2149859344, 2147954430, 2147747475, 2149842974, 2149859342, 2149859372, 2149859341, 2149904388, 2149859371, 2149859367, 2149859366, 2149859364, 2149859363, 2149859361, 2149859360, 2149859359, 2149859358, 2149859357, 2149859356, 2149859354, 2149859353, 2149859350, 2149859349, 2149859340, 2149859339, 2149859332, 2149859333, 2149859334, 2149859337, 2149859336, 2149859335
To look up the meaning of an error code, you must convert the decimal error code to hexadecimal, and then search for the hexadecimal value on a site such as the Windows Update Agent - Error Codes Wiki.
Manually switch clients to a new software update point
Beginning in Configuration Manager version 1606, you can enable the option for Configuration Manager clients to switch to a new software update point when there are issues with the active software update point. This option results in changes only when a client receives multiple software update points from a management point.
When you switch devices to use a new server, the devices use fallback to find that new server. Therefore, review your boundary group configurations, and ensure that your software update points are in the correct boundary groups before you start this change. For details, see Software update points.
The switch to a new software update point generates additional network traffic. The amount of traffic depends on your WSUS configuration settings (update classifications, products, whether the software update points share a WSUS database, etc.). If you plan to switch multiple devices, consider doing so during maintenance windows to reduce the impact to your network during the synchronization to the new software update point server.
To enable the option to switch software update points
Enable this option on a device collection or on a set of selected devices. Once enabled, the clients will look for another software update point at the next scan.
In the Configuration Manager console, go to Assets and Compliance > Overview > Device collections.
On the Home tab, in the Collection group, click Client Notification, and then click Switch to Next Software Update Point.
Software update points in an untrusted forest
You can create one or more software update points at a site to support clients in an untrusted forest. To add a software update point in another forest, you must first install and configure a WSUS server in the forest. Then start the wizard to add a Configuration Manager site server with the software update point site system role. In the wizard, configure the following settings to successfully connect to WSUS in the untrusted forest:
Specify a Site System Installation account that can access the WSUS server in the forest.
Specify the WSUS Server Connection account to use to connect to the WSUS server.
For example, you have a primary site in forest A with two software update points (SUP01 and SUP02). Also, for the same primary site you have two software update points (SUP03 and SUP04) in forest B. When the switching occurs in this example, the software update points from the same forest as the client are prioritized first.
Use an existing WSUS server as the synchronization source at the Top-level site
Typically, the top-level site in your hierarchy is configured to synchronize software updates metadata with Microsoft Update. When your corporate security policy does not allow access to the Internet from the top-level site, you can configure the synchronization source for the top-level site to use an existing WSUS server that is not in your Configuration Manager hierarchy. For example, you might have a WSUS server installed in your DMZ that has Internet access, but your top-level site does not. You can configure the WSUS server in the DMZ as your synchronization source for software updates metadata. You must ensure that the WSUS server in the DMZ synchronizes software updates that meet the criteria that you need in your Configuration Manager hierarchy. Otherwise, the top-level site might not synchronize the software updates that you expect. When you install the software update point, configure a WSUS connection account that has access to the WSUS server in the DMZ and confirm that the firewall permits traffic for the appropriate ports. For more information, review the ports used by the software update point to the synchronization source.
Software update point configured to use an NLB
Software update point switching likely addresses the fault tolerance needs that you have. By default, Configuration Manager does not support configuring software update points as NLB clusters. Prior to Configuration Manager version 1702, you could use the Configuration Manager SDK to configure up to four software update points on an NLB cluster. However, starting in Configuration Manager version 1702, software update points are not supported as NLB clusters and upgrades to Configuration Manager version 1702 will be blocked if this configuration is detected. For more information about the Set-CMSoftwareUpdatePoint PowerShell cmdlet, see the Set-CMSoftwareUpdatePoint.
Software update point on a secondary site
The software update point is optional on a secondary site. You can install only one software update point at a secondary site. The devices that are assigned to a secondary site are configured to use a software update point at the parent site when a software update point is not installed at the secondary site. Typically, you install a software update point at a secondary site when there is limited network bandwidth between the devices that are assigned to the secondary site and the software update points at the parent primary site, or when the software update point approaches the capacity limit. After a software update point is successfully installed and configured at the secondary site, a site-wide policy is updated for client computers that are assigned to the site, and they will start to use the new software update point.
Plan for Software Update Point Installation
Before you create a software update point site system role in Configuration Manager, there are several requirements that you must consider depending on your Configuration Manager infrastructure. When you configure the software update point to communicate by using SSL, this section is especially important to review because you must take additional steps for the software update points in your hierarchy will work properly. This section provides information about the steps that you must take to successfully plan and prepare for the software update point installation.
Requirements for the software update point
The software update point site system role must be installed on a site system that meets the minimum requirements for WSUS and the supported configurations for Configuration Manager site systems.
For more information about the minimum requirements for the WSUS server role in Windows Server 2012, see Review considerations and system requirements in the Windows Server 2012 documentation library.
For more information about the supported configurations for Configuration Manager site systems, see Site and site system prerequisites.
Plan for WSUS installation
Software updates requires that a supported version of WSUS is installed on all site system servers that you configure for the software update point site system role. Additionally, when you do not install the software update point on the site server, you must install the WSUS Administration Console on the site server computer, if it is not already installed. This allows the site server to communicate with WSUS that runs on the software update point.
When you use WSUS on Windows Server 2012, you must configure additional permissions to allow WSUS Configuration Manager in Configuration Manager to connect to the WSUS in order to perform periodic health checks. Choose one of the following options to configure the permissions:
Add the SYSTEM account to the WSUS Administrators group
Add the NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM account as a user for the WSUS database (SUSDB) and configure a minimum of the webService database role membership
For more information about how to install WSUS on Windows Server 2012, see Install the WSUS Server Role in the Windows Server 2012 documentation library.
When you install more than one software update point at a primary site, use the same WSUS database for each software update point in the same Active Directory forest. If you share the same database, it significantly mitigates, but does not completely eliminate the client and the network performance impact that you might experience when clients switch to a new software update point. A delta scan still occurs when a client switches to a new software update point that shares a database with the old software update point, but the scan is much smaller than it would be if the WSUS server had its own database.
Configure WSUS to use a custom web site
When you install WSUS, you have the option to use the existing IIS Default website, or to create a custom WSUS website. Create a custom website for WSUS so that IIS hosts the WSUS services in a dedicated virtual website, instead of sharing the same web site that is used by the other Configuration Manager site systems or other applications. This is especially true when you install the software update point site system role on the site server. When you run WSUS in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2016, WSUS is configured by default to use port 8530 for HTTP and port 8531 for HTTPS. You must specify these port settings when you create the software update point at a site.
Use an existing WSUS infrastructure
You can select a WSUS server that was active in your environment before you installed Configuration Manager as a software update point. When the software update point is configured, you must specify the synchronization settings. Configuration Manager connects to the WSUS server that runs on the software update point server and configures WSUS with the same settings. If you synchronized WSUS before it was configured as a software update point with products or classifications that you did not configure as part of the software update point synchronization settings, the software updates metadata for the products and classifications are synchronized for all of the software updates metadata in the WSUS database regardless of the synchronization settings that you configured for the software update point. This might result in unexpected software updates metadata in the site database. You experience the same behavior when you add products or classifications directly in the WSUS Administration console, and then immediately initiate a synchronization. Every hour, by default, Configuration Manager connects to WSUS on the software update point and resets any settings that were modified outside of Configuration Manager. The software updates that do not meet the products and classifications that you specify in synchronization settings are set to expired, and then they are removed from the site database.
When a WSUS server is configured as a software update point, you are no longer able to use it as a stand-alone WSUS server. If you need a separate stand-alone WSUS server that is not managed by Configuration Manager, you must configure it on a different server.
Configure WSUS as a replica server
When you create a software update point site system role on a primary site server, you cannot use a WSUS server that is configured as a replica. When the WSUS server is configured as a replica, Configuration Manager fails to configure the WSUS server, and the WSUS synchronization fails as well. The first software update point that you install at a primary site is the default software update point. Additional software update points at the site are configured as replicas of the default software update point.
Decide whether to configure WSUS to use SSL
You can use the SSL protocol to help secure the WSUS that runs on the software update point. WSUS uses SSL to authenticate client computers and downstream WSUS servers to the WSUS server. WSUS also uses SSL to encrypt software update metadata. When you choose to secure WSUS with SSL, you must prepare the WSUS server before you install the software update point.
When you install and configure the software update point, you must select the Enable SSL communications for the WSUS Server setting. Otherwise, Configuration Manager configures WSUS not to use SSL. When you enable SSL for WSUS that runs on a software update point, WSUS that runs on the software update point at any child sites must also be configured to use SSL.
Software updates on a Configuration Manager central administration site communicate with the WSUS that runs on the software update point, which in turn communicates with the synchronization source to synchronize software updates metadata. Software update points on a child site communicate with the software update point at the parent site. When there is more than one software update point at a primary site, the additional software update points must communicate with the first software update point that is installed at the site, which is the default software update point.
The firewall might need to be configured to accept the HTTP or HTTPS ports that are used by WSUS in following scenarios: when you have a corporate firewall between the Configuration Manager software update point and the Internet; when you have a software update point and its upstream synchronization source; or when you have the additional software update points. The connection to Microsoft Update is always configured to use port 80 for HTTP and port 443 for HTTPS. You can use a custom port for the connection from WSUS that runs on the software update point at a child site to WSUS that runs on the software update point at the parent site. When your security policy does not allow the connection, you must use the export and import synchronization method. For more information, see the Synchronization source section in this article. For more information about the ports that are used by WSUS, see How to determine the port settings used by WSUS in System Center Configuration Manager.
Restrict Access to Specific Domains
If your organization does not allow the ports and protocols to be open to all addresses on the firewall between the active software update point and the Internet, you can restrict access to the following domains, so that WSUS and Automatic Updates can communicate with Microsoft Update:
You might need to add the following addresses to the firewall that is located between the two site systems in the following cases: if child sites have a software update point or if there is a remote active Internet-based software update point at a site:
Software update point on the child site
http://<FQDN for software update point on child site>
https://<FQDN for software update point on child site>
http://<FQDN for software update point on parent site>
https://<FQDN for software update point on parent site>
Plan for synchronization settings
Software updates synchronization in Configuration Manager is the process of retrieving the software updates metadata based on criteria that you configure. The top-level site in your hierarchy, the central administration site, or stand-alone primary site synchronizes software updates from Microsoft Update. You have the option to configure the software update point on the top-level site to synchronize with an existing WSUS server, not in the Configuration Manager hierarchy. The child primary sites synchronize software updates metadata from the software update point on the central administration site. Before you install and configure a software update point, use this section to plan for the synchronization settings.
The synchronization source settings for the software update point specify the location for where the software update point retrieves software updates metadata, and whether the WSUS reporting events are created during the synchronization process.
Synchronization source: The software update point at the top-level site configures the synchronization source for Microsoft Update by default. You have the option to synchronize the top-level site with an existing WSUS server. The software update point on a child primary site configures the synchronization source as the software update point at the central administration site by default.
The first software update point that you install at a primary site, which is the default software update point, synchronizes with the central administration site. Additional software update points at the primary site synchronize with the default software update point at the primary site.
When a software update point is disconnected from Microsoft Update or from the upstream update server, you can configure the synchronization source not to synchronize with a configured synchronization source, but instead to use the export and import function of the WSUSUtil tool to synchronize software updates. For more information, see Synchronize software updates from a disconnected software update point.
WSUS reporting events: The Windows Update Agent on client computers can create event messages that are used for WSUS reporting. These events are not used by software update in Configuration Manager, and therefore, the Do not create WSUS reporting events option is selected by default. When these events are not created, the only time that the client computer should connect to the WSUS server is during software update evaluation and compliance scans. If these events are needed for reporting outside of software updates in Configuration Manager, you need to modify this setting to create WSUS reporting events.
You can configure the synchronization schedule only at the software update point on the top-level site in the Configuration Manager hierarchy. When you configure the synchronization schedule, the software update point synchronizes with the synchronization source at the date and time that you specified. The custom schedule allows you to synchronize software updates on a date and time when the demands from the WSUS server, site server, and network are low, such as 2:00 AM once a week. Alternatively, you can initiate synchronization on the top-level site by using the Synchronization Software Updates action from the All Software Updates or Software Update Groups node in the Configuration Manager console.
Schedule the software updates synchronization to run by using a time frame that is appropriate for your environment. One common scenario is to set the software updates synchronization schedule to run shortly after the Microsoft regular security update release on the second Tuesday of each month, which is typically referred to as Patch Tuesday. Another common scenario is to set the software updates synchronization schedule to run daily when you use software updates to deliver the Endpoint Protection definition and engine updates.
After the software update point successfully completes synchronization, a synchronization request is sent to child sites. If you have additional software update points at a primary site, a synchronization request is sent to each software update point. The process is repeated on every site in the hierarchy.
Every software update is defined with an update classification that helps to organize the different types of updates. During the synchronization process, the software updates metadata for the specified classifications will be synchronized. Configuration Manager allows you to synchronize software updates with the following update classifications:
Critical Updates: Specifies a broadly released update for a specific problem that addresses a critical, non-security-related bug.
Definition Updates: Specifies an update to virus or other definition files.
Feature Packs: Specifies new product features that are distributed outside of a product release and feature that are typically included in the next full product release.
Security Updates: Specifies a broadly released update for a product-specific, security-related issue.
Service Packs: Specifies a cumulative set of hotfixes that are applied to an application. These hotfixes can include security updates, critical updates, software updates, and so on.
Tools: Specifies a utility or feature that helps to complete one or more tasks.
Update Rollups: Specifies a cumulative set of hotfixes that are packaged together for easy deployment. These hotfixes can include security updates, critical updates, updates, and so on. An update rollup generally addresses a specific area, such as security or a product component.
Updates: Specifies an update to an application or file that is currently installed.
The update classification settings are configured only on the top-level site. The update classification settings are not configured on the software update point on child sites, because the software updates metadata is replicated from the top-level site to child primary sites. When you select the update classifications, be aware the more classifications that you select, the longer it takes to synchronize the software updates metadata.
As a best practice, clear all classifications before you synchronize software updates for the first time. After the initial synchronization, select the classifications from Software Update Point Component properties, and then reinitiate synchronization.
The metadata for each software update defines one or more products for which the update is applicable. A product is a specific edition of an operating system or application. An example of a product is Microsoft Windows Server 2008. A product family is the base operating system or application from which the individual products are derived. An example of a product family is Microsoft Windows, of which Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is a member. You can specify a product family or individual products within a product family.
When software updates are applicable to multiple products, and at least one of the products is selected for synchronization, all of the products will appear in the Configuration Manager console even if some products were not selected. For example, if Windows Server 2012 is the only operating system that you subscribed to, and if a software update applies to Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition, both products will be in the site database.
The product settings are configured only on the top-level site. The product settings are not configured on the software update point for child sites because the software updates metadata is replicated from the top-level site to child primary sites. When you select products, be aware that the more products that you select, the longer it takes to synchronize the software updates metadata.
Configuration Manager stores a list of products and product families that you can choose from when you first install the software update point. Products and product families that are released after Configuration Manager is released might not be available to select until you complete software updates synchronization, which updates the list of available products and product families from which you can choose. As a best practice, clear all products before you synchronize software updates for the first time. After the initial synchronization, select the products from Software Update Point Component properties, and then reinitiate synchronization.
Typically, a software update that supersedes another software update does one or more of the following actions:
Enhances, improves, or updates the fix that was provided by one or more previously released updates.
Improves the efficiency of the superseded update file package, which is installed on client computers if the update is approved for installation. For example, the superseded update might contain files that are no longer relevant to the fix or to the operating systems that are supported by the new update, so those files are not included in the superseding file package of the update.
Updates newer versions of a product. In other words, it updates versions that are no longer applicable to older versions or configurations of a product. Updates can also supersede other updates if modifications were made to expand language support. For example, a later revision of a product update for Microsoft Office might remove the support for an older operating system, but it might add additional support for new languages in the initial update release.
In the properties for the software update point, you can specify that the superseded software updates are immediately expired, which prevents them from being included in new deployments and flags the existing deployments to indicate that they contain one or more expired software updates. Or, you can specify a period of time before the superseded software updates are expired, which allows you to continue to deploy them. Consider the following scenarios in which you might need to deploy a superseded software update:
If a superseding software update supports only newer versions of an operating system, and some of your client computers run earlier versions of the operating system.
If a superseding software update has more restricted applicability than the software update it supersedes. This would make it inappropriate for some client computers.
If a superseding software update was not approved for deployment in your production environment.
When Configuration Manager sets a superseded software update to Expired, it does not set the update to Declined in WSUS. However, when the WSUS cleanup task runs, the updates set to Expired in Configuration Manager are set to a status of Declined on the WSUS server and the Windows Update Agent on computers will no longer scan for these updates. This means that clients continue to scan for an expired update until the cleanup task runs. For information about the WSUS cleanup task, see Software updates maintenance.
The language settings for the software update point allow you to configure the languages for which the summary details (software updates metadata) are synchronized for software updates, and the software update file languages that are downloaded for software updates.
Software update file
The languages that you configure for the Software update file setting in the properties for the software update point provide the default set of languages that are available when you download software updates at a site. You can modify the languages that are selected by default each time that the software updates are downloaded or deployed. During the download process, the software update files for the configured languages are downloaded to the deployment package source location, if the software update files are available in the selected language. Then they are copied to the content library on the site server, and then they are copied to the distribution points that are configured for the package.
The software update file language settings should be configured with the languages that are most often used in your environment. For example, if client computers that are assigned to the site use mostly English and Japanese languages for the operating system or applications, and there are very few other languages that are used at the site, then select English and Japanese in the Software Update File column when you download or deploy the software update and clear the other languages. This allows you to use the default settings on the Language Selection page of the deployment and to download wizards. This also prevents unneeded update files from being downloaded. This setting is configured at each software update point in the Configuration Manager hierarchy.
During the synchronization process, the summary details information (software updates metadata) is updated for software updates in the languages that you specify. The metadata provides the information about the software update, such as name, description, products that the update supports, update classification, article ID, download URL, applicability rules, and so on.
The summary details settings are configured only on the top-level site. The summary details are not configured on the software update point on child sites because the software updates metadata is replicated from the central administration site down to these sites by using file-based replication. When you select the summary details languages, select only the languages that you need in your environment. The more languages that you select, the longer it takes to synchronize the software updates metadata. Configuration Manager displays the software updates metadata in the locale of the operating system in which the Configuration Manager console runs. If the localized properties for the software updates are not available in the locale of the operating system, the software updates information displays in English.
It is important that you select all of the summary details languages that you need in your Configuration Manager hierarchy. When the software update point on top-level site synchronizes with the synchronization source, the selected summary details languages determine the software updates metadata that is retrieved. If you modify the summary details languages after synchronization ran at least one time, the software updates metadata is retrieved for the modified summary details languages only for new or updated software updates. The software updates that have already been synchronized are not updated with new metadata for the modified languages unless there is a change to the software update on the synchronization source.
Plan for a Software Updates Maintenance Window
You can add a maintenance window dedicated for software updates installation. This lets you configure a general maintenance window and a different maintenance window for software updates. When a general maintenance window and software updates maintenance window are both configured, clients install software updates only during the software updates maintenance window. For more information about maintenance windows, see How to use maintenance windows.
Restart options for Windows 10 clients after software update installation
When a software update that requires a restart is deployed using Configuration Manager and installed on a computer, a pending restart is scheduled and a restart dialog box is displayed.
Beginning in Configuration Manager version 1606, the option to Update and Restart, and Update and Shutdown is available on Windows 10 computers in the Windows Power options whenever there is a pending restart for a Configuration Manager software update. After using one of these options, the restart dialog will not display after the computer restarts.
In previous versions of Configuration Manager, when a restart is pending for Windows 8 and later computers, and when you shut down or restart the computer using the Windows Power options (instead of from the restart dialog), the restart dialog remains after the computer restarts and the computer will still need to restart at the configured deadline.
Once you plan for software updates, see Prepare for software updates management.
For more information:
Fundamentals of Configuration Manager as a service and Windows as a service


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La Conner girls’ hoop team tanks 2A Tigers
February 9, 2022
La Conner High School alum Dean Swanson has been around long enough to know about the school’s basketball history.
He also keeps tabs on current holidays.
The two intersected last Tuesday when the Lady Braves basketball team posted a 63-42 statement win at 2A Burlington-Edison before a large and masked crowd that packed the gym just days after a two-week COVID-19-related spectator pause was lifted.
“Today starts the Chinese New Year of the Tiger,” Swanson said immediately afterward. “But not tonight.”
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text: Eolande is known for her beautiful garden and her knowledge of herbal healing. The more exotic and rare the plant the more Eolanda has to have it, she prides herself on her vast collection. However she does not tend to all her plants by herself, Eolande enlists the help of the fae and in return she has given them their own piece of her garden which she promised to never touch. Beautiful, gentle Eolande has a secret, a dark secret. She creates healing balms and aids for people but her what brings her the most silver is her poisons. Next to the fae's garden, Eolande planted the most toxic plants and if any one other than Eolande was to venture near there, then the fae would attack. Fairy magick is powerful and clever Eolande has managed to use it to her advantage. Eolande is completely hand made and hand painted. She is jointed at the hips and shoulders. Eolande's dress is a black duchess satin, with silver webbed netting and decorated with black roses. She wears a detachable hat which is decorate with various faux flowers. Eolande's hair is from our trusted eco friendly and vegan source.

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76 North Greer Street
Commute to Downtown Memphis
Some errands can be accomplished on foot.
Some bike infrastructure.
76 North Greer Street has a Walk Score of 59 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
This location is in the Binghampton-Lester neighborhood in Memphis. Nearby parks include East Park, Howse Park and Chickasaw Gardens.
Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from 76 North Greer Street.
76 North Greer Street is in the Binghampton-Lester neighborhood. Binghampton-Lester is the 29th most walkable neighborhood in Memphis with a neighborhood Walk Score of 56.
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Ehab Jaber Back in Custody After Failing Drug Test
Ehab Jaber's 19-year-old son Taran says since his father was taken into custody last Friday, his life has turned upside down
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – (UPDATE) Attorney General Marty Jackley and Lincoln County State’s Attorney Tom Wollman confirm today that 45-year-old Ehab Abdulmutta Jaber, of Sioux Falls, who was arrested on April 21, 2017 on one count of terrorist threat and possession of methamphetamine, is back in custody.
“The nature and severity of these charges, in addition to further allegations and developments, warrant the defendant be placed in custody. At a minimum, stronger bond conditions are necessary to protect the public,” said Jackley.
Jaber posted bond on Tuesday in Lincoln and Minnehaha counties. As part of his bond conditions he was required to participate in drug testing through the 24/7 program. He violated this condition by testing positive for methamphetamine.
In addition, Jaber has been charged with ingestion of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. He could face up to five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.
KDLT’s Anndrea Anderson talked with Jaber’s son on Thursday 4/27/17.
A Facebook live video of Sioux Falls man displaying guns outside of a Sioux Falls religious event earlier this month has made national headlines.
Ehab Jaber was jailed shortly after it was posted and charged with making terroristic threats.
Now his son says they’re the ones receiving threats.
“I’ve been told to go blow myself up, I’ve been told that they hope he hangs, I’ve been told they hope he makes good fertilizer.”
Ehab Jaber’s 19-year-old son Taran says since his father was taken into custody last Friday, his life has turned upside down.
“So he lost his job, he lost his apartment, he has no way of providing for me, that’s what he means when he tells you he lost everything.”
Ehab was booked and charged with making a terroristic threat after a video surfaced of him displaying weapons outside of what he called an “Anti-Muslim” event in Sioux Falls on April 9.
The arrest left Taran without a place to live after police also found meth while executing a search warrant, resulting in them getting evicted from their apartment.
He says despite the trouble the video has caused, Taran is standing by his father.
“If he had a little time to collect himself first, I think it would have been worded better. But he didnt do anything wrong.”
He says his father’s message was misunderstood.
“It wasn’t saying you be scared of me, I’ve got guns I can use them, it was be scared of me for a reason, not because I’m a Muslim. What was the threat? Where was the threat? There was no threat. There was a man speaking out and expressing his rights. He’s got a concealed permit and you don’t need one to open carry in South Dakota.”
Taran is now trying to figure out his options..
“No lawyer wants to help, I’m a pizza delivery boy, I can’t afford a good one that would help.”
In the meantime, he’s hoping to change the perception people have of his father.
“He has rights just like everyone else, and he was using those rights. He was not angry, he was heartbroken to see that many people at an Anti-Muslim rally.”
Taran was able to bail his father out of jail on Tuesday, but says he failed his 24/7 mandated drug test, and was taken back into custody Thursday morning.
Taran is fighting to contest those drug test results, but says he is having trouble without a lawyer.
“He was UA yesterday morning right after he got out and was positive he was UA this morning still positive, so they arrested him. They didn’t test him before he got out, and they are under the impression it should be out of his system by now, but depending on who cooked it, it can be in his system for a week or more. So I’ve requested that the blood levels get drawn, but I can’t really request them. We haven’t gotten a public defender yet, so attorney wants to help us.”


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The Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha constituencies and Alappuzha is one of them.
As per the last census report, Alappuzha houses 18,99,006 people. Out of them, 6.98% of voters belong to Scheduled Caste category while 0.33% belong to Scheduled Tribes category. Moreover, 73.27% of voters are from urban areas while 26.73% voters stay in rural areas.
There are a total of 13,14,535 voters in the constituency. Among which, 6,33,371 are male voters and 6,81,164 are female voters.
To recall, the sitting MP KC Venugopal from INC defeated CPM's CB Chandrababu by a small margin of 19,407 votes in the previous elections.
A total of 78% voters cast their vote in these elections.
After a neck-to-neck battle which brought voters on the edge of their seats, Adv. A M ARIFF won the Alappuzha. Adv. SHANIMOL OSMAN was defeated by a margin of 10,474 votes.
Bahujan Samaj Party fieled Prasanth while the Bharatiya Janata Party placed its bet on Radhakrishnan, and the Indian National Congress chose Shanimol as their candidate.


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Vice-President Amirali Nasir and Ms Sharon Tam, who currently serve on the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (“CLA”) Council and Young Commonwealth Lawyers Association Committee respectively on behalf of the Law Society, attended the 23rd Commonwealth Law Conference (“CLC”) from 5 to 9 March 2023 in Goa, India.
Entitled “Commonwealth Lawyers - common challenges in uncommon times”, the CLC attracted around 500 participants from 50 jurisdictions. During the conference, Mr Nasir and Ms Tam were invited to share their views and experiences on trade laws, the use of technology in court, latest development in arbitration and mediation, challenges and strategies for recruitment and retention of legal talent from a Hong Kong’s perspective.
On this occasion, the Law Society signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the CLA to further strengthen the work relationship which will provide more opportunities for professional exchanges among the respective members. The Law Society delegates have also met with conference participants from across the globe and provided with them a fuller and a complete factual account on Hong Kong.
MOU signing with the CLA.
Apart from sharing their insights at the two panels, Mr Nasir and Ms Tam took the opportunity to meet with bar leaders and legal practitioners from around the world to introduce to them the Hong Kong legal system and services, and the Law Society’s work in various areas.


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This Dendrite Agate Opal is like a dream. It's soft fern-like images drift into the stone and start to fade. The yin-yang quality of the soft muted forms inside the stone compared to the bold size and leather on the outside intrigues me.
The cord is 18" long and the stone hangs 1 1/2' down. The pendant measures 1 3/4" X 5/8".


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The Governor’s proposed biennial budget for transportation just doesn’t add up.
Thanks to reduced rail ridership he’s projecting cost savings in the CDOT budget of $82 million over the next two years but promises no further cuts in service beyond those already taken during the pandemic. But how does that jibe with Metro-North parent MTA’s projected $8 billion operating deficit through 2024?
Even pre-pandemic when ridership was at record highs, Metro-North still lost money. And taxpayers made up the difference. Grumbling commuters packed in SRO rush-hour trains paying the highest commuter rail fares in the US still couldn’t cover operating costs, let alone capital expansion.
Now, with ridership down 80% those deficits are exploding. And even if relief money comes from Uncle Sam, how long can near-empty trains be kept running?
As I’ve written before, I don’t think commuters will be coming back post-pandemic in anywhere near the old numbers. So if ridership remains low and the MTA sticks to its promise of no layoffs or fare hikes, something’s got to give.
Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi says I’m wrong. She says post-COVID daily ridership will only drop 10 – 20 percent. But it’s those monthly pass holders who gave the railroad almost half of its revenue pre-COVID and their loss can never be made up by off-peak and weekend day-trippers to New York City’s attractions as she hopes.
Stay tuned for mandatory public hearings on all this, what I’ve called “political theater”. But whatever commuters may say, however they might complain, their testimony won’t make a darn bit of difference. The CDOT budget won’t change. The fiscal die has been cast and come up “snake eyes”.
None of this should surprise you when you consider how the Governor writes his budget. In fact, the document is not of his creation but OPM’s… the Office of Policy and Management.
OPM doesn’t ask the CDOT “how much do you need for roads and rails?”. They tell the agency, “Here’s how much you’ll get. And here’s where to make the cuts.”
But while the Lamont budget sees “savings” through reduced rail and bus operations, it has found money for any number of highway projects while at the same time saying we need to reduce air pollution. More highways, more cars, more pollution. So much for their vaunted Transportation Climate Initiative.
Folks, it just doesn’t add up.
There are no tolls in this proposed budget. But there is a “mileage tax” on heavy trucks passing through our state. That’s fine with me as I’ve always supported user fees. But the $90 million that tax is expected to generate will do little to save the Special Transportation Fund from a deficit this year and insolvency by 2024.
In fact, that $90 million will just be used to fund issuance of more bonds to be paid off by our grandchildren. Never mind the $92 billion (yes, billion) in long term debt coming due in the next 20 years for underfunded teacher pensions and such.
Today, 40% of the CDOT budget goes to paying debt service on bonds issued decades back. We can’t even pay for the decrepit transportation we have today, so our short-sighted lawmakers just kick the proverbial can down the road.
The problem is… we’ve run out of road.

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BOPLASS represented a collective group of councils in negotiations for placement of councils’ infrastructure insurance into the London markets. Although faced with a hardening insurance market BOPLASS councils were able to achieve particularly good outcomes as a result of our existing underwriter relationships and an established history within the London insurance markets. This was supported by accurate loss modelling information, asset valuations, and risk quantification data, all of which have become essential information in securing appropriate and competitively priced insurance. A new contract was established with a mix of Lloyds’ syndicates. The collective contract provides significant savings for all councils.
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The Delta II is a small form factor harmonic tremolo, with smooth organic tone. Harmonic tremolo is achieved by splitting the input signal into high and low frequency bands, and amplitude modulating them in opposite directions. As the low frequencies pass, the highs are cut, as the highs fade back into the mix, the lows sink below the horizon. Since one of the frequency bands is always passing, its less choppy than typical for a trem.
Morph between harmonic and traditional tremolo with the innovative LAG control, which introduces a variable offset between the LFO’s dual outputs. Combined with the Delta II’s unique voices, this makes for great swirling, phasey tones with endless rhythmic possibilities.
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Roma 'consider Chelsea flop Maurizio Sarri and ex-Juventus manager Max Allegri as replacements for under-fire boss Paulo Fonseca' after crashing out of the Coppa Italia and being beaten by bitter derby rivals Lazio
- Roma are reportedly looking at alternatives for current boss Paulo Fonseca
- Maurizio Sarri and Max Allegri are being lined up as potential replacements
- Sarri is currently out of work since being sacked by Juventus last summer
- Allegri, who was Sarri's predecessor, hasn't worked since leaving in 2019
- Roma are on a poor run of form and crashed out of Coppa Italia on Tuesday
Roma are reportedly looking at Maurizio Sarri and Max Allegri as potential candidates to replace current boss Paulo Fonseca.
Pressure continues to mount on Fonseca after Roma spectacularly crashed out of the Coppa Italia to Spezia on Tuesday, in a game that had six goals, two red cards in 30 seconds and a bizarre substitution violation.
The defeat by Spezia capped off a miserable few days for Roma fans, with the result coming after they were beaten 3-0 by bitter rivals Lazio in the Rome derby last Friday.
Roma are looking at Max Allegri (L) and Maurizio Sarri (R) as replacements for Paulo Fonseca
The Giallorossi also find themselves nine points adrift of league leaders AC Milan and reports in Italy claim that a managerial change is being considered.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Allegri and Sarri are the two leading candidates being considered for the role with both men currently out of work.
Sarri was sacked by Juventus last summer after winning the Scudetto but his failure to reach the Champions League quarter-finals last season ultimately cost him his job.
Pressure is mounting on Roma boss Paulo Fonseca following club's exit from Coppa Italia
Roma were knocked out of the competition by Spezia in spectacular fashion on Tuesday
Allegri, who was replaced by Sarri at Juventus in 2019, has not managed since leaving the club and has been linked with the managerial hotseats at Manchester United, Chelsea and PSG in recent months but has continued to take time out.
Allegri won five Serie A titles back to back during his time at Juve while also dominating the Coppa Italia – winning the cup competition on four different occasions.
Sarri's CV isn't as stacked as his compatriot's but he does have a Serie A title to his name from Juve and a Europa League winners' medal which capped off an underwhelming spell with Chelsea.
Allegri is still yet to win a European trophy as a manager.
Allegri won five Serie A titles back-to-back during his time as Juventus manager
The report goes on to claim that Sarri and Allegri are both still contractually tied to Juve and would only be able to take the Roma job on in the summer.
A temporary solution of Walter Mazzarri and Luciano Spalletti is reportedly being considered until July.
Roma are currently fourth in Serie A and are in the knockout stages of the Europa League.

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When it comes to counseling and its benefits, it can be difficult to determine what is worth the cost and which ones are just too costly. However, when there are no clear benefits and costs associated with counseling, it is important that the decision to get counseling is based on sound reasoning rather than pure emotion or need.
Equipping You With Tools
Individual counseling is beneficial for many reasons, including improving an individual’s awareness, helping an individual learn to deal with stress, resolving conflicts, identifying boundaries, improving communication skills, and developing the proper use of good healthy coping skills. However, when a counselor is recommending that a person take courses and read books about stress management, it is not clear that the person is getting any benefit at all. The goal of counseling is to help individuals develop the tools they need to deal with stressful situations and get through life more effectively.
The benefits of counseling and its affordability may be clearer if a counseling session focuses on the individual. While this is often the best way to understand whether or not a person needs additional counseling in order to help them reach their goals, it is important to remember that individuals do not always benefit from a single session. If a person has already developed the tools they need to handle stress and other issues, then a session may not be necessary.
The Long-Term Benefits
However, for those who have not been able to meet their own personal needs and desires because of problems such as substance abuse or mental illness, counseling can offer long term benefits. Counseling and the costs associated with it can help to strengthen relationships and help an individual to build self-confidence. It can also make them more aware of their own behaviors so that they can become more conscious about how their choices affect others.
Another important aspect of counseling is that it can help people learn to evaluate their life and learn to face the things that may hinder their growth. Through the support of their counselor, individuals can learn to accept who they are and work toward becoming better people in general.
It’s important to consider the impact of counseling on finances. If individuals who are facing financial problems are going to need extra money to pay for counseling sessions, then it is important that they consult with their counselor before accepting any payment. This will allow them to evaluate their finances and spending habits before they choose to get quick results counseling.
While most benefits are positive, there are some risks that are inherent in getting counseling. First, most professionals that offer counseling services are not licensed professionals. This means that they may not be able to properly treat some mental illnesses, even if the person in question is not ill.
When a person does go to a therapist or other professional’s office, there is no guarantee that he or she will get the care and the help he or she needs. Third, people who seek counseling may have a harder time going through the first sessions because they have an aversion to talking about their problems. And lastly, some counselors and programs may not provide enough support after the initial visit in order for the person to truly benefit.
Even so, most individuals who receive counseling do end up experiencing positive effects from it. Whether they are going through a divorce, are struggling with alcoholism or abuse, or are simply trying to move forward with their lives, counseling is a helpful process. In addition, it can help individuals understand themselves better and see things in a new way.
Individuals who find that they benefit greatly from counseling can be assured that the benefits are well worth the costs and the time and effort it takes to get them through. They can learn to recognize patterns of bad behavior and what they need to do differently in order to succeed.
Because counseling helps individuals learn to be better individuals, they have a sense of overall satisfaction that it brings to their lives. They will feel better about themselves, have more confidence, and be able to see the good in their life in a way that they never have before.

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- 100% polyester microfleece
- Full zipper closure
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The Purpose of a veterinarian anesthesia machine is to provide pain management, sedation and anesthesia to the animal during interoperative veterinarian cases by use of anesthetic vapors. IT is the main medical device that the anesthetist operates. An anesthesia machine is a complicated machine, but simply put, it is a system comprised of various components and devices aimed to deliver anesthetic gas. We will go over the basic functions of this machine for an understanding of how this device functions.
Breathing System Components
Firstly, for the anesthesia machine to function, a supply source of fresh gas is needed to drive the machine. This is delivered gas supply system delivery through a gas supply wall outlet. At times when supply is not stable, backup cylinder tanks are used. It is important to have a wall supply of 55-60PSI. The flow of the fresh gas supply and managed and controlled for the O2 flow meter. Once the desired flow has been achieved, next is the Vaporizer.
The Veterinarian Anesthesia machines utilize inhaled anesthetic vapours to anesthetize the animal patient. The component that controls this is the Vaporizer. The Vaporizer controls the concentration of agents to be used as well delivers the agent in the veterinary anesthesia machine. This is normally fixed on the machine and controls the amount of anesthetic agent delivered to the animal patient for sedation. The fresh gas flows into the vaporizer input chamber and is saturated with the agent and out the other side into the patient’s inhalation for sedation. In many cases, these Vaporizers have a fill system that is dedicated to the type of anesthetic agent used and manufacture.
Breathing control in anesthesia with either use of a mechanical ventilator or by manually squeezing the breathing bag. And flow direction is controlled by the Inhalation and exhalation valves. These open and close depending on the breathing phase, directing gas flow into the patient during the inspiratory phase and out of the system into the rebreathing system or scavenging during the expiratory phase. The flush O2 button is utilized to wake up the patient by flush the system with 100% oxygen bypassing the Vaporizer, saturating and reducing agent concentration in the breathing. The breathing system manometer the amount of pressure
During a case, the patient exhales CO2 waste excess agent gases. The soda-lime absorbs the CO2 and removing from the breathing system. During absorption and with CO2 reacting soda lime, the pellets will change the colour from white to purple. Indicating that it has reached absorption capacity. Although it has been noted that if the machine has not been in use for a long period of time, the colour may revert to white or will dry and not absorb. Therefore, it is recommended to have the soda lime change between 12-14 hours of anesthesia use, or the time frame specified by the brand of soda lime used. A scavenging system is use to expel from the system and patient breathing system. The amount is controlled by the Pressure APL valve or a pop off valve. The APL or pop off valve, releases anaesthetic gases into the scavenging system and is intended to provide pressure control in the breathing circuit during manual bag ventilation.
In some vet applications, a vital sign monitor with airway gas monitoring is used in conjunction with the anesthesia machine. With airway gas monitoring the anesthetist can monitor gasses and concentration that is being exhaled from the animal patient such as End tidal CO2, O2 concentration and anesthetic agents. This serves to assess ventilation, pulmonary function, and as well as condition of breathing circuit. Alongside from gas analysis capabilities, a vital sign are monitor provide visual and auditory cues and alarms of all vitals of the animal during the case.
System Checks and Maintenance.
Leak in the system can occur and is not uncommon. Thus, It is good practice to do a system check and leak test before starting a case. By closing the APL valve, shorting the inspiratory and expiratory ports, inflating the system with the O2 flush, and waiting to see the rate the barometer drops will indicate how well sealed the system is. By using visual and audible cues to listen and look for leaks can determine where the source of the leak is coming from. Most leak problems can be resolved by replacing the breathing bag or checking the breathing circuit. Sometimes leaks can from from the soda lime canister. Lastly To prevent major issues from occurring it is highly recommended to have a preventative maintenance to be conducted annually. A preventative maintenance, also known as a “PM” consists of routine tests, replacement of maintenance parts, and proactively looking for signs of failure and repair. Testing all the entire system for leaks, fresh gas flows, agent concentration and scavenging systems of the machine.


The Illinois women's basketball outdueled the visiting Wisconsin Badgers Monday night in a game of runs, earning a hard fought 60-53 victory. The Illini have now won three straight inside the comfy confines of Assembly Hall, as they moved their overall record to 15-9. In addition, the win jumps their Big Ten record to 8-4 which moves the Orange and Blue into a tie for third place with Purdue and Michigan.
Karisma Penn and Adrienne GodBold ueled the Illini attack, scoring 42 of the team's 60 points on a
combined 15-33 shooting from the field. Penn's tally of 26 points and 14
rebounds resulted in the senior's 40th career double double, which
moves Penn into a tie for second place all-time with Jonelle Polk and 13
behind the leader Jenna Smith.
In addition, Penn's 24 points were the most since she scored 34 against
Ohio State on Jan. 6. Meanwhile, GodBold finished with 16 points and 7


1. You use Facebook to keep up with Manila’s gangs.
There’s the budol-budol gang where they hypnotize or sweet-talk their victims into giving them their valuables.
There’s the dugo-dugo gang who target rich households and trick their maids into giving them money or jewelry under false pretenses that the maid’s boss got into an accident and needs cash immediately.
There’s the ipit taxi gang, where two-to-three men, usually in cahoots with the driver, suddenly board a taxi to rob its passenger.
Women take photos of their taxi’s plate number and driver, and then send it to their friends just in case they become a victim of “taxi sprays,” an unknown chemical substance sprayed by shady taxi drivers into the air-conditioner to immobilize female victims.
In other parts of the world, people use Facebook to look at cat gifs and trending gossip. You use it to stay up to date on how to arrive home with all your cash (unless you spent it at the mall, which is likely). You read up what gangs are where, new tricks and schemes, what parts of the city to avoid tonight. While others call Manila unsafe, you know it just takes a particular brand of street smarts, social media included.
2. Traffic is your go-to excuse for tardiness.
Manileños put up with the notoriously heavy traffic every day — except on holidays and when Manny Pacquiao has a boxing match, which ensures that the whole city will be off the roads.
Traffic is such a huge part of your life that you learn to work it into your schedule. When payday and a monsoon fall on a Friday, you leave the office an hour or two early, work overtime ‘til 9pm, or kill time at the nearest mall (see below) before heading home. You’re still physically and emotionally scarred from that time you held your pee on the EDSA freeway for four straight hours.
Then when you’re vacationing in a first-world country, you shake your head in disbelief when locals complain about their version of heavy traffic — which is nothing compared to Manila’s regular Carmageddon.
3. The mall is your second home.
SM is your second home. You frequent the mall for your dates, weekly grocery, afternoon strolls, family day, or to simply get free air-conditioning while waiting for the power to return after a blackout.
You cross the street like a game of Patintero.
It’s like grown up patintero from our childhoods – a mix of hopscotch and tag. If you didn’t grow up playing that, then you could say it’s like Frogger. Whatever way you describe it, it feels a bit like life and death every time.
4. You have a love-hate relationship with the MMDA.
When you encounter heavy traffic, corrupt policemen, and unresolved road mishaps, you blame the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. At the same time, you’ve downloaded their app and follow them on Twitter for the latest traffic reports and flood guides. You’ve retweeted some of the MMDA’s humorous posts, but you don’t hesitate to let them know about your grievances.
Your commute is affected whenever they implement experimental rules that try (and fail) to curb traffic. Thanks to their number-coding scheme (better known as color-coding), your car is prohibited from the main roads one day a week. You’ve been pulled over by the cops at least once in your life, thanks to ever-changing road regulations. You look forward to their announcement of lifted rules during holidays and typhoons. At the same time, you know there would be only chaos if the MMDA didn’t exist.
5. You have emergency rain gear everywhere.
In your car, under your office desk, in your motorcycle compartment, and by the front door of your house, and not just during Typhoon Season. You know that heavy rain can happen any time, even in the peak of summer. You have a stash of umbrellas, raincoats, flood boots, and jackets within reach just in case you need to brace another thunderstorm tonight.
6. You know exactly where to go for the cheapest finds.
For designer knock-offs and cellphone repair, it’s Greenhills. For Christmas supplies and just about anything under the sun, it’s Divisoria. For Chinatown goods and market finds, it’s Quiapo. You even have a go-to pirated DVD supplier.
7. You’re tired of security guards “poking” your bag.
Thanks to bomb threats and mall crimes that happen periodically, it’s become standard procedure for security guards to check customers’ bags for explosives and weapons before they allow them to enter any establishment.
But a true Manileño knows that when the line at the mall becomes as congested as EDSA traffic, Mr. Security Guard will simply poke your bag to make it look like he’s doing his job. Worse, you feel discriminated when the lady holding an expensive-looking leather bag was allowed to breeze through, while you have to go through a five-minute inspection of your ratty backpack.
8. Nightlife happens every night.
Why wait for Friday or the weekend to party? There’s always a bustling bar and club from Timog to Malate. Parties in Manila peak at midnight and can go up to the wee hours of the morning. As for spots in Taguig that have a 3am curfew, you simply hop to another bar in the next town.
SO WHAT if it’s a Tuesday night? You can still drag yourself to work or school the next day.
9. You are resilient.
Despite political issues and regular calamities that strike the country, Manileños will always be a resilient, happy bunch. Your friends will upload Facebook photos of chest-deep floods along EDSA during the latest typhoon, but as soon as the rain and floods subside, Manila residents will clean up and be back to work in no time, and many will even find time to help out their less fortunate kababayans (countrymen) whose homes were ravaged.
Whenever there’s a travel advisory put on the Philippines or media reports state Manila is a dangerous place to live, you simply laugh it off because you know better. You tell tourists that all they need is to be street smart to deal with Manila life, and you’ll be more than happy to give them advice — after which you’ll dare them to try their first balut.