Configuring WSUS update installs for Once a Month

I have setup a WSUS 3.0 server and created a GPO against the OU that houses
the computers I want to get their updates from the WSUS.

The GPO basically is setup as the Microsoft WSUS white paper outlines what
needs to be configured.

However, my question is: I would like to schedule the download and Installs
to occur once a month on the computers. But, all I see is only a weekly
schedule. Either through the GPO or setting the GPO to allow the computers
Automatic Updates schedule to be used (which on the PC will only allow a
weekly choice).

How can I have it so that downloads and installs occur on a certain day of
the week?

THanks in advance,

Set it so it downloads and installs every day but only approve them for
install once a month.

"PghTech" <> wrote in message
news:C91E1961-B95F-4099-866A-...
>I have setup a WSUS 3.0 server and created a GPO against the OU that houses
> the computers I want to get their updates from the WSUS.
>
> The GPO basically is setup as the Microsoft WSUS white paper outlines what
> needs to be configured.
>
> However, my question is: I would like to schedule the download and
> Installs
> to occur once a month on the computers. But, all I see is only a weekly
> schedule. Either through the GPO or setting the GPO to allow the
> computers
> Automatic Updates schedule to be used (which on the PC will only allow a
> weekly choice).
>
> How can I have it so that downloads and installs occur on a certain day of
> the week?
>
> THanks in advance,

Tom - or anyone else...

In review, am I correct in assuming you are referring to the "approval"
configuration in the WSUS server? If so, I cannot find where you can set a
time/date for the approvals besides what to actually approve.

Can you point me in the direction of 'where' you were referring to regarding
setting the approval to once a month?

Thanks,

"Tom S" wrote:

> Set it so it downloads and installs every day but only approve them for
> install once a month.
>
> "PghTech" <> wrote in message
> news:C91E1961-B95F-4099-866A-...
> >I have setup a WSUS 3.0 server and created a GPO against the OU that houses
> > the computers I want to get their updates from the WSUS.
> >
> > The GPO basically is setup as the Microsoft WSUS white paper outlines what
> > needs to be configured.
> >
> > However, my question is: I would like to schedule the download and
> > Installs
> > to occur once a month on the computers. But, all I see is only a weekly
> > schedule. Either through the GPO or setting the GPO to allow the
> > computers
> > Automatic Updates schedule to be used (which on the PC will only allow a
> > weekly choice).
> >
> > How can I have it so that downloads and installs occur on a certain day of
> > the week?
> >
> > THanks in advance,
>
>
>

PghTech wrote:

> In review, am I correct in assuming you are referring to the "approval"
> configuration in the WSUS server? If so, I cannot find where you can set a
> time/date for the approvals besides what to actually approve.

There isn't - but you don't have to approve an update straight away. If you
don't approve the updates until the 1st of the month, they won't be installed
before then.

Harry.

Or to refine this set it to install once a week and only approve during the
preceding week. Use the other weeks for testing

Note that you CANNOT schedule the download only the install.


On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:38 -0700, "Tom S" <> wrote:

>Set it so it downloads and installs every day but only approve them for
>install once a month.
>
>"PghTech" <> wrote in message
>news:C91E1961-B95F-4099-866A-...
>>I have setup a WSUS 3.0 server and created a GPO against the OU that houses
>> the computers I want to get their updates from the WSUS.
>>
>> The GPO basically is setup as the Microsoft WSUS white paper outlines what
>> needs to be configured.
>>
>> However, my question is: I would like to schedule the download and
>> Installs
>> to occur once a month on the computers. But, all I see is only a weekly
>> schedule. Either through the GPO or setting the GPO to allow the
>> computers
>> Automatic Updates schedule to be used (which on the PC will only allow a
>> weekly choice).
>>
>> How can I have it so that downloads and installs occur on a certain day of
>> the week?
>>
>> THanks in advance,
>
--
Dave Mills
There are 10 type of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

What you can do is to create a scheduled task that stops the update service and start it once a month. After the updates, stop the serviceagain.

> On Monday, September 10, 2007 1:38 PM PghTec wrote:

> I have setup a WSUS 3.0 server and created a GPO against the OU that houses
> the computers I want to get their updates from the WSUS.
>
> The GPO basically is setup as the Microsoft WSUS white paper outlines what
> needs to be configured.
>
> However, my question is: I would like to schedule the download and Installs
> to occur once a month on the computers. But, all I see is only a weekly
> schedule. Either through the GPO or setting the GPO to allow the computers
> Automatic Updates schedule to be used (which on the PC will only allow a
> weekly choice).
>
> How can I have it so that downloads and installs occur on a certain day of
> the week?
>
> THanks in advance,


>> On Monday, September 10, 2007 3:50 PM Tom S wrote:

>> Set it so it downloads and installs every day but only approve them for
>> install once a month.


>>> On Wednesday, September 12, 2007 2:22 PM PghTec wrote:

>>> Tom - or anyone else...
>>>
>>> In review, am I correct in assuming you are referring to the "approval"
>>> configuration in the WSUS server? If so, I cannot find where you can set a
>>> time/date for the approvals besides what to actually approve.
>>>
>>> Can you point me in the direction of 'where' you were referring to regarding
>>> setting the approval to once a month?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> "Tom S" wrote:


>>>> On Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:07 PM Harry Johnston wrote:

>>>> PghTech wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is not - but you do not have to approve an update straight away. If you
>>>> do not approve the updates until the 1st of the month, they will not be installed
>>>> before then.
>>>>
>>>> Harry.


>>>>> On Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:57 PM DaveMills wrote:

>>>>> Or to refine this set it to install once a week and only approve during the
>>>>> preceding week. Use the other weeks for testing
>>>>>
>>>>> Note that you CANNOT schedule the download only the install.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:50:38 -0700, "Tom S" <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Dave Mills
>>>>> There are 10 type of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.