good sites to learn about wsus??

[tlyczko]

Can anyone recommend good sites for learning about WSUS??

I particularly want to learn how to reduce the number of updates one
must review and approve, and how to ensure that the WSUS server gets
and provides the same files as would running MS Updates manually every
month.

Thank you, Tom

[Lawrence Garvin [MVP]]

Post by tlyczko
Can anyone recommend good sites for learning about WSUS??

The best place to start is the Product Documentation
- Deployment Guide
- Operations Guide
- Step By Step (Installation) Guide
which is all found in the TechNet Library at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939796(WS.10).aspx

The next best resource would be an archive of this newsgroup, if only a
reliable one actually existed.
I'm hearing mixed comments about Google Groups these days, but that would be
the place to start.

Then an archive that is easy to access is the Win2008\WSUS forum on Technet
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/threads/

Finally, I've done a series of webcasts (6 or 7, I think) over the past
several months that I think* are pretty good resources for learning about
WSUS. You can find those webcast in the Webcasts Library at EminentWare's
website:
https://www.eminentware.com/cs2008/media/10/default.aspx


* bias acknowledged

Post by tlyczko
I particularly want to learn how to reduce the number of updates one
must review and approve,

The webcast on WSUS Operations (the first one I did) may be a good source of
information for this question.
https://www.eminentware.com/cs2008/media/p/216.aspx

Post by tlyczko
and how to ensure that the WSUS server gets
and provides the same files as would running MS Updates manually every
month.

That's a bit harder to do, because both tools don't always have the same
content.

But ultimately it revolves around the WSUS Administrator being familiar with
the content being released, and ensuring that required update are properly
approved.

[LeaUK]

Post by Lawrence Garvin [MVP]

Post by tlyczko
Can anyone recommend good sites for learning about WSUS??

The best place to start is the Product Documentation
- Deployment Guide
- Operations Guide
- Step By Step (Installation) Guide
which is all found in the TechNet Library at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939796(WS.10).aspx
The next best resource would be an archive of this newsgroup, if only a
reliable one actually existed.
I'm hearing mixed comments about Google Groups these days, but that would be
the place to start.
Then an archive that is easy to access is the Win2008\WSUS forum on Technet
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/threads/
Finally, I've done a series of webcasts (6 or 7, I think) over the past
several months that I think* are pretty good resources for learning about
WSUS. You can find those webcast in the Webcasts Library at EminentWare's
https://www.eminentware.com/cs2008/media/10/default.aspx

Very useful, thanks Lawrence.

Post by Lawrence Garvin [MVP]
* bias acknowledged

Post by tlyczko
I particularly want to learn how to reduce the number of updates one
must review and approve,

The webcast on WSUS Operations (the first one I did) may be a good source of
information for this question.
https://www.eminentware.com/cs2008/media/p/216.aspx

Post by tlyczko
and how to ensure that the WSUS server gets
and provides the same files as would running MS Updates manually every
month.

That's a bit harder to do, because both tools don't always have the same
content.
But ultimately it revolves around the WSUS Administrator being familiar with
the content being released, and ensuring that required update are properly
approved.
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Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2010)
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