MGT309 Overview of Windows Server Update Services …….ppt

MGT309Overview of Windows Server Update Services version 3.0 Gary Henderson Lead Program Manager * * * * * * * Our time today Review WSUS 2.0 WSUS 3.0 Technical Overview Goals Features WSUS 3.0 Drilldown Demo Platform enhancements More information Q A WSUS 2.0’s Momentum Ranked as #1 Patch Management Product by readers of Windows IT Pro Magazine WSUS 2.0 SP1 released in June 2006 Enabled signature distribution for Forefront Client Security Integrated with SBS R2 Already more WSUS 2.0 SP1 deployments than WSUS 2.0 deployments (190k vs. 100k) Total 290,000 distinct servers synched with Microsoft Update in October 2006 WSUS 2.0’s Key Features Integrated Reporting Targeting of updates More functional Administrative Experience Access to more content (Office, SQL, Exch., etc.) Flexible and granular synchronization options Classification (service packs, updates, locale, rollups) Products (Application or OS) Extensibility APIs WSUS 3.0 Goals Continue to be the best solution for distributing Microsoft Updates to Windows Address top customer asks and feedback Enhance the infrastructure to support advanced management products Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 (formerly Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) v4): Microsoft System Center Essentials (SCE) 3rd party products Support Windows Vista and “Longhorn” Server Supported Platforms All supported Windows locales x86 and x64 support parity For Server Windows 2003, Longhorn Server (at RTM) SQL Server 2005, SQL Express or wYukon Internet Information Services .NET Framework 2.0 MMC 3.0 For Client Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1, Vista Windows Server 2003, Longhorn Server Straightforward Installation Easy to use Setup program which also supports unattended installs In-place upgrade over 2.0 Clients automatically update to new versions when they contact the server WSUS 2.0 Servers can synchronize updates from a 3.0 Server Allows for a gradual top down roll out New OOBE (out of the box experie