Re: SUS Client

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 11/24/03 

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:45:04 +0100

Kazuya Mishima wrote:

> I have a Microsoft SUS server running in my network.
> It's working fine according to the syncronization log.
> It looks for new updates at the scheduled time and it
> pulls the new ones down. Many of these updates have been
> approved on the server. The problem is: I don't know how
> to configure client (WinXP Pro & Win2k) computers on my
> network to grab updates from my SUS server. I know the
> URL to specify to the clients. I have not found a place
> to type in the URL. Can anyone explain ho to point the
> client computers to my SUS server for updates?

Hi

See the chapter "Configuring the Automatic Updates client software" chapter in
the SUS_Deployguide_sp1.doc.

Download link found under "More Information" at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/default.mspx

Also, be sure to use the updated administrative template file if applicable (if
you want to configure the policies locally with gpedit.msc or you want to use
GPO from a Windows 2000 Server)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D26A0AEA-D274-42E6-8025-8C667B4C94E9&displaylang=en

Fyi, there is a separate newsgroup for SUS:

microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

URL to the group softwareupdatesvcs for those who uses the Web
interface to access the newsgroups:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/newsgroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs

A Web site about SUS with a FAQ and a SUS forum:
http://www.susserver.com/

More SUS Web sites:
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/sus/faq.html
http://www.faqshop.com/sus/default.htm 

--
torgeir
Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page
Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter

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