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WSUS setup on SBS 2003 R2

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by atltek

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I am in the process of setting up an SBS 2003 R2 server. I have never used WSUS before. I installed WSUS 3.0. Now I am just trying to figure out what updates I need to check for WSUS to manage.
Do I need WSUS to download Server side updates, or just the updates for the client machines? like XP and Office updates.
Thanks,
-Stevens

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by churdoo

on how much you want to manage and how much disk capacity you want to use for caching updates.

If I understand your question correctly you're at the part of the setup with a whole screen full of update categories that you want to manage. For me, if I'm going to use WSUS on an SBS network (or any network for that matter), then I'm gonna use it to manage not just the servers, but I'm gonna utilize the resource to manage the clients' O/S and Office too. Might as well, it's a great way to keep the whole network at a known update level. I would choose the XP updates and the Office suites that I have on my network, of course as long as I have adequate disk capacity on the volume where WSUS is kept.

by atltek

The SBS 2003 server is the only computer in the client's office. They have fewer than 10 workstations. So if I understand what you're saying... If I set WSUS to download and manage the Server updates, along with XP and Office updates for the client machines, I will not need to use Windows Update (Auto Update) for the server or the workstations.?
Will I need to check boxes in WSUS to download updates for 'Windows Server', 'Exchange', and 'Windows Small Bis Server'?
or just 'Windows Small Bis Server'?

by cg it

Get all of them...

Because, WSUS and even Windows Update does not scan SBS for all the components and then downloads what is needed. So if you have SBS Standard, using Exchange then you need W2003 Server updates, Small Business Server updates, Exchange updates. Premium Edition with SQL and ISA you need to add those in as well.

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