Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Operations Guide Microsoft Corporation Author: Anita Taylor Editor: Theresa Haynie Abstract This guide describes how to manage Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 (WSUS 3.0 SP2). You will find best practices and instructions for managing updates, maintaining client computers and groups, and running reports. This guide also offers server and client troubleshooting information. 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. No association with any real company, organization, product, domain name, e-mail address, logo, person, place, or event is intended or should be inferred. Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user. 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Contents Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 Operations Guide .................................................... 11 In this guide ........................................................................................................................... 11 Administering Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 .......................................................... 11 Overview of Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 ............................................................. 12 How WSUS Works ................................................................................................................. 12 Software Updates ............................................................................................................... 12 Managing Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2 ................................................................ 13 Setting Up Synchronizations ...................................................................................................... 13 Synchronizing Updates by Product and Classification ............................................................. 13 Synchronizing Updates by Language ..................................................................................... 14 Configuring Proxy Server Settings .......................................................................................... 14 Configuring the Update Source .............................................................................................. 15 Configuring Update Storage ................................................................................................... 16 Synchronizing Manually or Automatically ................................................................................ 16 Managing the Client Computers and Computer Groups ............................................................. 17 Managing the Client Computers ................................................................................................ 17 Managing the Computer Groups ................................................................................................ 17 Managing the Updates .............................................................................................................. 18 Overview of Updates ................................................................................................................. 19 How WSUS Stores Updates ................................................................................................... 19 Managing Updates with WSUS .............................................................................................. 19 Update Products and Classifications ...................................................................................... 20 Products Updated by WSUS ............................................................................................... 20 Update Classifications ........................................................................................................ 20 Viewing the Updates ................................................................................................................. 21 WSUS 3.0 SP2 and the Catalog Site ......................................................................................... 24 Importing hotfixes from the Microsoft Update catalog site ....................................................... 24 Restricting access to hotfixes ................................................................................................. 24 Importing updates in different languages ............................................................................. 25 Approving the Updates .............................................................................................................. 25 Approving Updates................................................................................................................. 25 Declining Updates .................................................................................................................. 27 Change an Approved Update to Not Approved ....................................................................... 28 Approving Updates for Removal ............................................................................................. 28 Approving Updates Automatically ........................................................................................... 29 Automatically Approving Revisions to Updates and Declining Expired Updates ...................... 30 Approving Superseding or Superseded Updates .................................................................... 30 Best Practices for Approving a Superseding Update ........................................................... 31 Office Update Approval ............................................................................................................. 32 SQL Server and Exchange Server Updates Approval ................................................................ 32 Updating Microsoft SQL Server instances .............................................................................. 32 Updating Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange Servers that are part of a cluster ..... 33 Testing the Updates .................................................................................................................. 33 Storing the Updates ................................................................................................................... 34 Specifying Where to Store the Updates ..................................................................................... 34 Local Storage Considerations................................................................................................. 34 About Express Installation Files .............................................................................................. 34 Updates, Update Files, and Languages .................................................................................. 35 Changing the Location Where You Store Update Files Locally ............................................... 35 Managing the Database ............................................................................................................ 36 Additional resources............................................................................................................... 37 Migrating from Windows Internal Database to SQL Server ......................................................... 37 Why Migrate the WSUS Database to SQL Server................................................................... 37 SQL Server Database Requirements...................................................................................... 37 Scenarios............................................................................................................................... 37 Migrating the WSUS Database............................................................................................ 38 Migrating the WSUS Database and Moving to a Remote SQL Server .................................. 39 Remote SQL Scenario Limitations ................................................................................... 39 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................... 40 To migrate the WSUS database from a Windows Internal Database instance to an instance of SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2005 SP2 on a remote server ............... 40 Using the Server Cleanup Wizard .............................................................................................