SUS Server Groups

I have just setup a SUS server on a Win 2K Server. I have setup a test OU in
AD and applied a GP with the SUS settings.

What I would like to know is how to setup groups within SUS, in the GP there
is an option to define target groups but I can not find this setting on the
SUS Console.

The reason for the above is that I only want to use 1 sus server however the
patches I approve might be ok for Desktop PC's but not for Servers, so I want
a way to try and define which computers get which updates.

Can groups be setup? if not how can I define what computers get which updates?

S Sainsbury wrote:

> I have just setup a SUS server on a Win 2K Server. I have setup a test OU in
> AD and applied a GP with the SUS settings.
>
> What I would like to know is how to setup groups within SUS, in the GP there
> is an option to define target groups but I can not find this setting on the
> SUS Console.
>
> The reason for the above is that I only want to use 1 sus server however the
> patches I approve might be ok for Desktop PC's but not for Servers, so I want
> a way to try and define which computers get which updates.
>
> Can groups be setup? if not how can I define what computers get which updates?
Hi,

You will need to use WSUS and not SUS to be able to do group targeting.

Note that SUS will stop working after December 6, 2006, so I strongly
suggest that you switch to WSUS.

From
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv...tion/faqs.mspx

<quote>
Q. How long will Software Update Services (SUS) be supported by Microsoft?
A. SUS will be supported through December 6, 2006.

Q. How long will SUS continue to receive new content from Windows Update?
A. SUS will no longer receive new update content after December 6, 2006.
</quote>


And a fyi:

Please post WSUS related issues to the newsgroup dedicated to WSUS:
microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

WebNews link to the WSUS newsgroup:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services

If the link above doesn't work, try this one:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services

Or use a newsgroup reader (default Outlook Express) to access this new
group:

Clicking on this link should open this group in OE:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services


The newsgroup for SUS is microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs


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