WSUS3

I have a fresh install of WSUS3 on a Win2003 SP2 server (freshly-built).
Everything seemed to go well and I ran into no problems during the install.
All of my clients are checked in and I've configured several groups for them,
based on location and function. I turned on Automatic Approval for critial
updates.
Now that it seems that everything's configured and operational, I'm testing...
I've made a new group and put my workstation into it. I've approved some
updates for myself and forced the issue with "wuauclt.exe /detectnow".
But nothing happens...
I also see that some workstations are due for critical updates, but they're
not being notified either.
Anyway, I'm poking around to see what I'm missing here and so far, I'm not
finding anything.
Where can I find a good, concise checklist for setting up a basic WSUS3
server and configuring it? I'm not trying anything crazy or fancy, just a
simple config.

Thanks!
Mark
This server is a rebuild of a previous one. I gave it the same name and my
update config on AD is still the same (and used to work before the rebuild).

Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup via crosspost:
microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


justmark wrote:
> I have a fresh install of WSUS3 on a Win2003 SP2 server (freshly-built).
> Everything seemed to go well and I ran into no problems during the
> install.
> All of my clients are checked in and I've configured several groups for
> them, based on location and function. I turned on Automatic Approval for
> critial updates.
> Now that it seems that everything's configured and operational, I'm
> testing... I've made a new group and put my workstation into it. I've
> approved some updates for myself and forced the issue with "wuauclt.exe
> /detectnow".
> But nothing happens...
> I also see that some workstations are due for critical updates, but
> they're
> not being notified either.
> Anyway, I'm poking around to see what I'm missing here and so far, I'm not
> finding anything.
> Where can I find a good, concise checklist for setting up a basic WSUS3
> server and configuring it? I'm not trying anything crazy or fancy, just a
> simple config.
>
> Thanks!
> Mark
> This server is a rebuild of a previous one. I gave it the same name and
> my
> update config on AD is still the same (and used to work before the
> rebuild).

"justmark" wrote:

> I have a fresh install of WSUS3 on a Win2003 SP2 server (freshly-built).
> Everything seemed to go well and I ran into no problems during the install.
> All of my clients are checked in and I've configured several groups for them,
> based on location and function. I turned on Automatic Approval for critial
> updates.
> Now that it seems that everything's configured and operational, I'm testing...
> I've made a new group and put my workstation into it. I've approved some
> updates for myself and forced the issue with "wuauclt.exe /detectnow".
> But nothing happens...
> I also see that some workstations are due for critical updates, but they're
> not being notified either.
> Anyway, I'm poking around to see what I'm missing here and so far, I'm not
> finding anything.
> Where can I find a good, concise checklist for setting up a basic WSUS3
> server and configuring it? I'm not trying anything crazy or fancy, just a
> simple config.
>
> Thanks!
> Mark
> This server is a rebuild of a previous one. I gave it the same name and my
> update config on AD is still the same (and used to work before the rebuild).

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup via crosspost:
> microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services
>
> On the web:
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services
>
> In your newsreader:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
>
>
> justmark wrote:
> > I have a fresh install of WSUS3 on a Win2003 SP2 server (freshly-built).
> > Everything seemed to go well and I ran into no problems during the
> > install.
> > All of my clients are checked in and I've configured several groups for
> > them, based on location and function. I turned on Automatic Approval for
> > critial updates.
> > Now that it seems that everything's configured and operational, I'm
> > testing... I've made a new group and put my workstation into it. I've
> > approved some updates for myself and forced the issue with "wuauclt.exe
> > /detectnow".
> > But nothing happens...
> > I also see that some workstations are due for critical updates, but
> > they're
> > not being notified either.
> > Anyway, I'm poking around to see what I'm missing here and so far, I'm not
> > finding anything.
> > Where can I find a good, concise checklist for setting up a basic WSUS3
> > server and configuring it? I'm not trying anything crazy or fancy, just a
> > simple config.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Mark
> > This server is a rebuild of a previous one. I gave it the same name and
> > my
> > update config on AD is still the same (and used to work before the
> > rebuild).
>
>

"jypolintan" wrote:

>
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup via crosspost:
> > microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services
> >
> > On the web:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities...pdate_services
> >
> > In your newsreader:
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> > AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
> >
> >
> > justmark wrote:
> > > I have a fresh install of WSUS3 on a Win2003 SP2 server (freshly-built).
> > > Everything seemed to go well and I ran into no problems during the
> > > install.
> > > All of my clients are checked in and I've configured several groups for
> > > them, based on location and function. I turned on Automatic Approval for
> > > critial updates.
> > > Now that it seems that everything's configured and operational, I'm
> > > testing... I've made a new group and put my workstation into it. I've
> > > approved some updates for myself and forced the issue with "wuauclt.exe
> > > /detectnow".
> > > But nothing happens...
> > > I also see that some workstations are due for critical updates, but
> > > they're
> > > not being notified either.
> > > Anyway, I'm poking around to see what I'm missing here and so far, I'm not
> > > finding anything.
> > > Where can I find a good, concise checklist for setting up a basic WSUS3
> > > server and configuring it? I'm not trying anything crazy or fancy, just a
> > > simple config.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Mark
> > > This server is a rebuild of a previous one. I gave it the same name and
> > > my
> > > update config on AD is still the same (and used to work before the
> > > rebuild).
> >
> >

"jypolintan" <> wrote in message
news:78EEB6FA-5E89-4DDA-BE6D-...

>> > Where can I find a good, concise checklist for setting up a basic WSUS3
>> > server and configuring it? I'm not trying anything crazy or fancy,
>> > just a
>> > simple config.

http://www.microsoft.com/wsus is always a good place to start. There's at
least a half dozen links to various levels of documentation for WSUS on that
page, all of which should be read at some point.

--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP
Independent WSUS Evangelist
MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007)
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...2-D095EB07B36E

Everything you need for WSUS is at
http://technet2.microsoft.com/window...s/default.mspx

And, almost everything else is at
http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com
.....

"justmark" wrote:

> I have a fresh install of WSUS3 on a Win2003 SP2 server (freshly-built).
> Everything seemed to go well and I ran into no problems during the install.
> All of my clients are checked in and I've configured several groups for them,
> based on location and function. I turned on Automatic Approval for critial
> updates.
> Now that it seems that everything's configured and operational, I'm testing...
> I've made a new group and put my workstation into it. I've approved some
> updates for myself and forced the issue with "wuauclt.exe /detectnow".
> But nothing happens...
> I also see that some workstations are due for critical updates, but they're
> not being notified either.
> Anyway, I'm poking around to see what I'm missing here and so far, I'm not
> finding anything.
> Where can I find a good, concise checklist for setting up a basic WSUS3
> server and configuring it? I'm not trying anything crazy or fancy, just a
> simple config.
>
> Thanks!
> Mark
> This server is a rebuild of a previous one. I gave it the same name and my
> update config on AD is still the same (and used to work before the rebuild).