How to Install SUS
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), also known as SUS, is a useful tool for information-technology administrators to manage and distribute. It allows them to deploy Microsoft product updates to all the computers in their network that are running Windows. WSUS is designed for the Windows Server group of operating systems. Instead of individual computers downloading through Microsoft Update, administrators can have a network-wide policy to handle updates.
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Instructions
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Download the WSUS installer (WSUSSetup.exe) from the Microsoft website and then double-click the file to run it.
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Click "Next" on the "Welcome" page.
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Click either "Administration Console Only" or "Full Server Installation Including Administration Console" on the "Installation Mode Selection" page.
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Click "I accept the terms of the license agreement" on the "License Agreement" page and click "Next."
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Click "Next" on the "Select Update Source" page to have computers receive updates from Microsoft Update. Alternatively, you can select "Store Updates Locally" and select a file location to have updates processed locally.
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Select the source of the database for WSUS to use on the "Database Options" page. You can select "Install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Embedded Edition (Windows) on this computer," then select an installation folder to install and use a new database. Alternatively, you can specify an exisiting local or remote database to use. The database location needs to use the format of "<serverName>\<instanceName>." Click "Next."
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Click "Next" on the "Connecting to SQL Server Instance" page once WSUS has successfully connected to the SQL Server.
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Select "Use the Existing IIS Default Web Site (Recommended)" or "Create a Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Web Site" on the Web Site Selection page. The default website uses port 80. If you already have a website hosted on port 80, you can create a new one for WSUS to use on port 8530. Click "Next."
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Click "Next" on the "Ready to Install Windows Server Update Services" page, click "Next" and then finally click "Finish" once the installation is done. A configuration wizard will now start.
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