SUS Server Question

[tom2k6]

Can you make a windows 2003 SUS Server a client of itself by using this same technique you would to a small client network ?


Open your registry and find or create the key below.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU]

Create a new DWORD value called "UseWUServer" and set it to "1" to use custom update servers or delete the value to use the default Internet site.

Then open the key

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]

and create two new string values called "WUServer" and "WUStatusServer", set these values to the names of the custom update servers (e.g. "

http://intranetupdate").

Restart Windows for the changes to take effect.

and if not , is there any other way this can be done ?

 

[tom2k6]

so no one knows ? lol

 

[paulhthomas]

I think you canyeah. I'm working through the book for the 70-290 exam at the moment and have just done the chapter on SUS. I created a gpo on the default site which points all clients to the sus server rather than the internet for their updates.
The policy, when I checked the "Automatic Updates" screen in "System Properties" hasd been applied to the server as well as the clients.

If you're pointing all your clients at the sus box via a change to the registry perhaps you should consider doing it via GPO.

This answer your question?? if not, let me know

 

[tom2k6]

Hey Paul , thanks for your help.
Im also studying for the 70-290 myself. I could make GPO but its on a very small network with only 4 computers.
I just wondered if there was any easier way of maybe just adding or reconfiguring a few registry keys like you do on a client so the SUS server would point at itself for updates.
Once again thanks for your help

 

[tom2k6]

Just made a GPO in the end.

 

[paulhthomas]

I'm assuming you can, but wouldn't know how, or at least not with the tools I have here!

If anyone else fancies letting us two newbies know ) we'd both be grateful

 

[downloadkid]

Under SUS i don't know , under WSUS definately, just add it to a user defined group.