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7.
The final step to take in configuring a WSUS server is to choose how often the WSUS
server synchronizes, and to choose whether to perform an initial synchronization. The
default is to have the WSUS server synchronize manually.
After deployment, you can modify the WSUS server's settings. For example, you might
change the products, languages, or update classifications that the WSUS server uses when
obtaining updates. You can also configure an “approvals only” WSUS server. An “approvals
only” WSUS server is one where clients contact the WSUS server to determine which updates
are approved for installation, but download the update files themselves from the Microsoft
update servers on the Internet.
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CONFIGURING WSUS
You can learn more about integrating WSUS with VMM at
http://technet.microsoft.com/
Creating computer groups
You approve updates in WSUS on the basis of computer groups. This allows you to approve
an update for deployment to one group, such as a test server group, whilst not deploying
the update to every computer in your organization. You can assign computers to computer
groups manually, or by using Group Policy. You should create the computer groups on the
WSUS server prior to configuring WSUS computer group assignment through Group Policy.
You'll only be able to manually assign computers to groups that have contacted the WSUS
server for updates.
To create computer groups on the WSUS server, perform the following steps:
1.
In the WSUS Server console, expand the Computers group, and then the All Computers
group.
On the Actions pane, click the Add Computer group.
2.
On the Add Computer Group dialog box, enter a name for the computer group. Fig-
ure 5-13 shows a computer group named Melbourne Infrastructure.
3.
FIGURE 5-13
Add Computer Group
