How to Cheat at Managing Windows Server Update Services

Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is the answer to all of your problems as long as they are centered on patch management.Patch management is the systematic application of updated code to operating systems and certain Micro$oft applications, to repair a defect until the next version of the operating system or application is released.WSUS is the updated version of Software Update Services (SUS),and can be used to manage the download,approval,scheduling,targeting,and deployment of updates to recent versions of Windows and a range of Micro$oft desktop and server applications.I will never forget the first time that I ever had to deploy a service pack.It was Service Pack 1 for Windows NT Workstation.Although I had read about the upcoming service pack and knew that it was important,I was totally unprepared to actually install it.The installation itself wasn’t difficult,but the service pack consisted of a stack of floppy disks that had to be manually loaded in sequence into each machine to which the service pack was being applied.The process took slightly more than two hours per machine to complete,and our company had more than 1,000 workstations.

At first,I adopted a technique in which as soon as disk 1 finished loading,I would insert disk 2 and then start running disk 1 on another workstation.That accelerated the process,but not to the extent that I would have liked.I considered placing the service pack onto a distribution point on the network and installing it over the wire,but disk space on the servers was tight,network bandwidth was limited,and I knew that my boss would blow a gasket if I tried it.Ultimately,I made about 20 different copies of the service pack disks and managed to use those copies to get the service pack deployed to all of the workstations over the course of a couple of weekends.The process was long, boring,and tedious to say the least,and I couldn’t imagine ever having to install another service pack again for as long as I live.

TABLE OF CONTENT:
Chapter 01 - Windows Server Update Services Essentials
Chapter 02 - Preparing for WSUS
Chapter 03 - Installing WSUS
Chapter 04 - Upgrading from SUS to WSUS
Chapter 05 - Deploying WSUS in the Enterprise
Chapter 06 - Administering WSUS Servers
Chapter 07 - Configuring and Administering WSUS Clients
Chapter 08 - Securing WSUS
Chapter 09 - Managing the WSUS Environment
Chapter 10 - Using WSUS on a Disconnected Network
Chapter 11 - Troubleshooting WSUS

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