Can A Server Be in Multiple Groups

I am new to WSUS (3.0). Can someone tell me if a server can be in multiple
groups?

"news.motzarella.org" <> wrote in message
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>I am new to WSUS (3.0). Can someone tell me if a server can be in multiple
>groups?

Absolutely! This is one of the "features" added to the WSUS 3.0 revision.
However, it requires client-side targeting to implement.

To place a server in multiple groups you need to:

[a] Create the groups on the WSUS Server. They can be flat groups, or
heirarchical groups.

[b] Modify policy, or the registry, to identify the group names in a
semi-colon delimited list.


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Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)

MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
My Websites: http://www.onsitechsolutions.com;
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AFAIK it can also be done with server-side targeting. I do that on my
server as I don't have client-side targeting enabled. You just right
click the client and choose Change Membership. It will allow you to put
the client in as many groups as you want.

Lawrence Garvin [MVP] wrote:
> "news.motzarella.org" <> wrote in message
> news:h089lr$e0s$...
>> I am new to WSUS (3.0). Can someone tell me if a server can be in
>> multiple groups?
>
> Absolutely! This is one of the "features" added to the WSUS 3.0
> revision. However, it requires client-side targeting to implement.
>
> To place a server in multiple groups you need to:
>
> [a] Create the groups on the WSUS Server. They can be flat groups, or
> heirarchical groups.
>
> [b] Modify policy, or the registry, to identify the group names in a
> semi-colon delimited list.
>
>

"Wade Godfrey" <> wrote in message
news:...
> AFAIK it can also be done with server-side targeting. I do that on my
> server as I don't have client-side targeting enabled. You just right click
> the client and choose Change Membership. It will allow you to put the
> client in as many groups as you want.

You're right, it will.

Thanks Wade.

--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)

MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
My Websites: http://www.onsitechsolutions.com;
http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin