Thursday, November 18, 2004
Microsoft Software Update Services
SUS (Software Update Services), the free patch management provided by Microsoft for Windows 2000 and up platforms, provides dynamic notification of critical upates to Windows client computers whether or not they have Internet access. Additionally, this technology provides a simple and automatic solution for distributing those updates to your corporate Widnows desktops and servers.
Components
1. A computer running Windows 2000 or 2003 running SUS.
2. An update to the automatic updating technology in Windows 2000, XP, and 2003.
Installation and Configuration
1. Enable IIS on the server, and make sure the anonymous is enabled on the root site.
2. Download SUS from Microsoft, and install it on the same server.
3. From any computer, access http://servername/susadmin from IE to start configuring SUS.
4. Configure the Group Policy to force the workstation to get updates and patches from SUS server rather than Microsoft Update site.
Resources
Microsoft Site: Software Update Services
Microsoft Software Update Services Newsgroup
SuSServer.com
FAQShop.com
Microsoft Software Update Services
SUS (Software Update Services), the free patch management provided by Microsoft for Windows 2000 and up platforms, provides dynamic notification of critical upates to Windows client computers whether or not they have Internet access. Additionally, this technology provides a simple and automatic solution for distributing those updates to your corporate Widnows desktops and servers.Components
1. A computer running Windows 2000 or 2003 running SUS.
2. An update to the automatic updating technology in Windows 2000, XP, and 2003.
Installation and Configuration
1. Enable IIS on the server, and make sure the anonymous is enabled on the root site.
2. Download SUS from Microsoft, and install it on the same server.
3. From any computer, access http://servername/susadmin from IE to start configuring SUS.
4. Configure the Group Policy to force the workstation to get updates and patches from SUS server rather than Microsoft Update site.
Resources
Microsoft Site: Software Update Services
Microsoft Software Update Services Newsgroup
SuSServer.com
FAQShop.com
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