Downstream servers

Hi

I running WSUS3.0 on Win2003 R2 machine

To surf internet all PC and server is required to access via proxy, named
proxya.abc.com

Question: How do i configure a downstream server to download the files from
Microsoft Update and not from upstream server via proxy server?

I believe is not under "Update source and proxy server" --> "Proxy server"
tab, as once i capture there, it fail replicating from upstream server

Thanks

"gbkhor" <> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> I running WSUS3.0 on Win2003 R2 machine
>
> To surf internet all PC and server is required to access via proxy, named
> proxya.abc.com
>
> Question: How do i configure a downstream server to download the files
> from Microsoft Update and not from upstream server via proxy server?

On the Options | Update Source and Proxy Server dialog -- ensure that the
downstream server has the correct upstream server configured.

On the Options | Update Files and Languages dialog -- under the "Store
update files locally on this server" radio button, enable the checkbox for
"Download files from Microsoft Update; do not download from upstream
server".



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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;
http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin

Hi Lawrence

Understand, but at the downstream server, how it able to get the update from
Microsoft Update without keying the proxy server setting?

As for now, i can see from my upstream server is show 0% replicate over to
downstream server

Thanks a lot



"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> "gbkhor" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Hi
>>
>> I running WSUS3.0 on Win2003 R2 machine
>>
>> To surf internet all PC and server is required to access via proxy, named
>> proxya.abc.com
>>
>> Question: How do i configure a downstream server to download the files
>> from Microsoft Update and not from upstream server via proxy server?
>
> On the Options | Update Source and Proxy Server dialog -- ensure that the
> downstream server has the correct upstream server configured.
>
> On the Options | Update Files and Languages dialog -- under the "Store
> update files locally on this server" radio button, enable the checkbox for
> "Download files from Microsoft Update; do not download from upstream
> server".
>
>
>
> --
> 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
>

"gbkhor" <> wrote in message
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> Hi Lawrence
>
> Understand, but at the downstream server, how it able to get the update
> from Microsoft Update without keying the proxy server setting?

Well, *IF* the downstream server still needs to go through the
corporate/organizational Internet-access proxy server for Internet access,
then you'll need to configure the Options | Proxy Server Configuration
parameters -- just like you would on the upstream server.

If you want your WSUS Servers to completely bypass your proxy server (Highly
Recommended!), that's something you would have to configure at the Proxy
Server, to permit requests from the known IP Addresses (hostnames) of the
WSUS Server(s) to bypass the proxy cache.

> As for now, i can see from my upstream server is show 0% replicate over to
> downstream server

That could be for a number of various reasons... some having absolutely
nothing to do with a proxy server. If the downstream server is not
successfully synchronizing, for example.


--
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

Hi Lawrence

Understand, i believe u refer to Options --> Update Source and Proxy Server,
under "proxy server" tab, but i taught that is used when downstream is sync
the configuration with upstream server?

Thanks

"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> "gbkhor" <> wrote in message
> news:%23chRMI%...
>> Hi Lawrence
>>
>> Understand, but at the downstream server, how it able to get the update
>> from Microsoft Update without keying the proxy server setting?
>
> Well, *IF* the downstream server still needs to go through the
> corporate/organizational Internet-access proxy server for Internet access,
> then you'll need to configure the Options | Proxy Server Configuration
> parameters -- just like you would on the upstream server.
>
> If you want your WSUS Servers to completely bypass your proxy server
> (Highly Recommended!), that's something you would have to configure at the
> Proxy Server, to permit requests from the known IP Addresses (hostnames)
> of the WSUS Server(s) to bypass the proxy cache.
>
>> As for now, i can see from my upstream server is show 0% replicate over
>> to downstream server
>
> That could be for a number of various reasons... some having absolutely
> nothing to do with a proxy server. If the downstream server is not
> successfully synchronizing, for example.
>
>
> --
> 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
>

gbkhor wrote:

> Understand, i believe u refer to Options --> Update Source and Proxy Server,
> under "proxy server" tab, but i taught that is used when downstream is sync
> the configuration with upstream server?

I believe the configured proxy server is used both when syncing the metadata
from the upstream server and when downloading the updates.

Harry.

"Harry Johnston [MVP]" <> wrote in message
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> gbkhor wrote:
>
>> Understand, i believe u refer to Options --> Update Source and Proxy
>> Server, under "proxy server" tab, but i taught that is used when
>> downstream is sync the configuration with upstream server?
>
> I believe the configured proxy server is used both when syncing the
> metadata from the upstream server and when downloading the updates.

In fact, that proxy configuration would be used for *any* outbound
communications initiated by the WSUS Server. The presumption is that the
proxy server is the only pathway, and that everything has to go through the
proxy server. Since proxy servers are usually devices on the perimeter of
the LOCAL network (as opposed to firewalls which are devices on the
perimeter of the remote network), this is a reasonable presumption.


--
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