WSUS 3.0 and SBS 2003

Before You Begin

This document applies only to Windows SBS 2003 with SP1 and to Windows SBS 2003 R2. Before you begin using this document, complete the following:
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Set Up Windows Small Business Server 2003, including the Connect to the Internet task on the To Do List. The To Do List appears at the end of Setup so you can finish configuring Windows SBS 2003.
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Configure the proxy server. If your network uses a proxy server to communicate with the Internet, you need to verify the protocols that the proxy server supports. WSUS 3.0 communicates with Microsoft Update via HTTP and SSL, so the proxy server must support both of these protocols. In addition, the proxy server should support either a basic authentication or Windows authentication method.

For more information about configuring the proxy server on your network so it works with WSUS 3.0, see the "Configure Your Network" section in "Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0" at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89206).
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Configure the firewall. If you have a firewall between WSUS 3.0 and the Internet, then you need to configure the firewall to ensure that WSUS can obtain updates.

For more information about configuring the firewall on your network so it works with WSUS 3.0, see the "Configure Your Network" section in "Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0" at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89206).
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Install required software. For a list of software that WSUS 3.0 requires, see the "Installation of Required Software" section in "Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0" at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89206).
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Do not install WSUS 3.0 if the update service displays a blue shield. If you are installing WSUS 3.0 on Windows SBS R2, ensure that the update service does not display a blue shield. For more information, see Knowledge Base article 921910 at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=95156).
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Disconnect external storage devices. To avoid problems during Setup, disconnect all external storage devices before installing WSUS 3.0. This includes portable USB devices and external backup drives.
Install Windows Server Update Services 3.0

You can download WSUS 3.0 from the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89204). (To install WSUS 3.0 on a server that is running either Windows SBS 2003 with SP1 or Windows SBS 2003 R2, see "Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0" (up to "Install the WSUS 3.0 Server") at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89206).

After you install WSUS 3.0, the Windows Server Update Services Configuration Wizard launches automatically. At this point, stop following the instructions in "Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0." Instead, click Cancel to close the Windows Server Update Services Configuration Wizard.

Important:

If you run the Windows Server Update Services Configuration Wizard, on the Configure Sync Schedule page, you must keep the default setting Synchronize automatically. If you change this setting to Synchronize manually, Windows SBS Update Services cannot run.

Important:

If you are running the Greek version of Windows SBS 2003, set WSUS 3.0 to download updates in both English and Greek. Use the Update Files and Languages options on the Options page of the WSUS 3.0 Administration Console.
Upgrading Windows Small Business Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 to Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 while running Windows Server Update Services 3.0

If you want to upgrade Windows SBS 2003 with SP1 to Windows SBS 2003 R2, and your server uses WSUS 3.0 to manage updates, you need to first uninstall WSUS 3.0. Use the following procedure.

To upgrade Windows Small Business Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 to Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 while running Windows Server Update Services 3.0

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Back up the WSUS 3.0 databases, updates, and log files.

Use ntbackup.exe to create a backup of WSUS 3.0 databases, updates, and log files that are located in the %windir%\system32 folder. For instructions about how to back up WSUS 3.0 databases, see the "Backing Up Windows Server Update Services 3.0" section in the "Microsoft Windows Server Update Services Operations Guide" at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89371).
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Uninstall WSUS 3.0.

Use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove the WSUS databases, downloaded updates, and log files. In the Microsoft Windows Server Update Services Setup Wizard, choose to remove the databases, downloaded updates, and log files. If your server is also running the Microsoft SQL Server? database software, see the "Uninstalling WSUS from SQL" section in the "Microsoft Windows Server Update Services Operations Guide" at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89371).
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Upgrade Windows SBS 2003 with SP1 to Windows SBS 2003 R2.

For instructions about how to upgrade Windows SBS 2003 with SP1 to Windows SBS 2003 R2, see "How to Install the Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 Technologies" at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89370).
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Upgrade WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0.

For information about upgrading WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0, see "Deploying Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0" (up to "Install the WSUS 3.0 Server") at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89206). After you upgrade WSUS 2.0 to WSUS 3.0, the Windows Server Update Services Configuration Wizard launches automatically. Close the wizard, and then go to the next step of this procedure.
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Restore the WSUS 3.0 databases, updates, and log files.

For instructions about how to restore the WSUS 3.0 databases, updates, and log files, see the "Backing Up Windows Server Update Services 3.0" section in the "Microsoft Windows Server Update Services Operations Guide" at the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89371).

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