Re: Patch Management

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 01/28/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:05:56 -0600

As Danny referred to Software Update Services is freely available and works
well. It installs on a server running IIS on your domain, preferrerably one
that is not using IIS for anything else. The nice thing about SUS is that
you can download the updates to your SUS server from Microsoft, approve the
ones you want to issue, and the domain computers will pull the updates from
your SUS server. It can also distribute Service Packs and domain clients can
be configured via Group Policy to automate the whole patching process
without requiring the domain user to be a local administrator. When you
setup SUS I suggest you use the manual/advanced option so you can specify
the drive to store the downloaded updates. --- Steve

"Molnir" <Molnir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12E0E20B-7708-4220-B5A4-09C58601C280@microsoft.com...
>I just took a network admin position for a company with about 30 servers
>and
> 250 desktops. We are a strict Microsoft shop -- all servers are running
> 2000,
> as are most desktops, and we have a small sprinkling of XP in the IT
> department and on laptops.
>
> There is currently no patch management system in place.
>
> I'm looking to evaluate some third party applications for patch
> management,
> so I'd like to get everyone's suggestions. What do you (or don't you) use,
> and why did you come to this conclusion?
>
> Thanks!

Relevant Pages

  • Re: "iusr_servername" user logon errors
    ... > SUS is on a member server. ... > the domain are now downloading updates by SUS but client ... > 'IUSR_SUSTEST' due to the following error: Logon failure: ... >>> on the SUS server when AU clients try to connect to IIS. ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.security)
  • Error 0x80070057
    ... I have a 'closed' system with no outside internet access. ... SUS runs on the server. ... Under Options on the SUS server I just set it to ... get updates from another SUS server. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
  • Re: windows update failed using ISA firewall client
    ... You have to set this in the server properties in SUS manglement. ... I am unable to get the SUS server to download ... Updates Added: None ...
    (microsoft.public.isa.clients)
  • Re: Routing & Remote Access Wont Start! Clients Cant Access Int
    ... >> Marina, ... and the same thing happened to my server after I ... >> approved a series of updates on SUS. ... >> the SUS server. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Patch Management
    ... It installs on a server running IIS on your domain, ... > you can download the updates to your SUS server from Microsoft, ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)