Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Deployment Guide
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Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Deployment Guide Microsoft Corporation Author: Anita Taylor Editor: Theresa Haynie Abstract This guide describes how to deploy Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 (WSUS 3.0 SP2). You will find a comprehensive description of how WSUS functions, as well as descriptions of WSUS scalability and bandwidth management features. This guide also offers procedures for installation and configuration of the WSUS server and how to configure client workstations and servers that will be updated by WSUS. Also included are steps for setting up a WSUS server on an isolated segment of your network and manually importing updates. Copyright Notice Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web site references, is subject to change without notice. Unless otherwise noted, the companies, organizations, products, domain names, e-mail addresses, logos, people, places, and events depicted in examples herein are fictitious. 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Contents Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Deployment Guide..................................................... 9 Introduction to Deploying Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 ........................................... 9 Design the WSUS 3.0 SP2 Deployment..................................................................................... 10 Choose a Type of WSUS Deployment ....................................................................................... 10 Simple WSUS deployment ..................................................................................................... 10 Using computer groups ....................................................................................................... 11 WSUS server hierarchies ....................................................................................................... 12 Distributing updates in different languages within a server hierarchy ....................................... 13 Networks disconnected from the Internet ................................................................................ 14 Branch offices ........................................................................................................................ 14 Network load balancing clusters ............................................................................................. 15 Support for roaming clients..................................................................................................... 15 Choose a WSUS Management Style ......................................................................................... 16 Centralized management ....................................................................................................... 16 Distributed management ........................................................................................................ 17 Choose the Database Used for WSUS 3.0 SP2 ......................................................................... 18 Selecting a database .............................................................................................................. 19 Database authentication, instance, and database name ......................................................... 20 Determine Where to Store WSUS Updates ................................................................................ 20 Local storage ......................................................................................................................... 20 Remote storage ..................................................................................................................... 21 Determine Bandwidth Options to Use ........................................................................................ 22 Deferring the download of updates ......................................................................................... 22 Filtering updates .................................................................................................................... 23 Using express installation files................................................................................................ 23 Background Intelligent Transfer Service ................................................................................. 25 Determine WSUS Capacity Requirements ................................................................................. 25 Minimum Hardware Requirements ......................................................................................... 25 Supported Capacity by Configuration ..................................................................................... 26 Install the WSUS 3.0 SP2 Server............................................................................................... 27 Configure the Network ............................................................................................................... 28 Configure the Proxy Server .................................................................................................... 28 Configure the Firewall ............................................................................................................ 28 Installation of Required Software ............................................................................................... 29 WSUS Server Software Prerequisites..................................................................................... 30 Configure IIS ............................................................................................................................. 30 Configuring IIS 7.0 ................................................................................................................. 31 Client self-update ................................................................................................................... 31 Using the WSUS custom Web site ......................................................................................... 32 Accessing WSUS on a custom port ..................................................................................... 32 Using host headers ................................................................................................................ 32 Upgrade from WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0 SP2 .............................................................................. 33 Before upgrading from WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0 SP2 .............................................................. 33 Upgrading a Remote SQL Server Installation from WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0 SP2 .................... 33 After upgrading ...................................................................................................................... 34 Run WSUS 3.0 SP2 Server Setup ............................................................................................. 34 Before you begin .................................................................................................................... 34 Installing WSUS ..................................................................................................................... 35 If You Are Using Server Manager ........................................................................................ 35 If You Are Using the WSUSSetup.exe File .......................................................................... 36 Using the WSUS 3.0 SP2 Setup Wizard .............................................................................. 36 Install the WSUS 3.0 SP2 Administration Console ..................................................................... 39 WSUS Administration Console Software Prerequisites ........................................................... 40 Install the Console.................................................................................................................. 40 Access the WSUS Administration Console ............................................................................. 41 Configure the WSUS 3.0 SP2 Server......................................................................................... 41 Using the WSUS 3.0 SP2 Configuration Wizard......................................................................... 42 Choose the upstream server .................................................................................................. 43 Specify