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radius2
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:47 am    Post subject: Prestaging SUS or WUS Reply with quote

Is there a way to setup a SUS (or WUS) server download all the updates and
then save them to a removable media?

The reason I ask is because I work for a training company and we are setting
up pratical exams where the students will need to implement SUS/WUS and we
would like to speed up the process and also avoid having to download all the
updates across our WAN each time a student takes this portion of the exam.

Thanks in advance!
--
bill
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neo [mvp outlook]
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Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:57 am    Post subject: Re: Prestaging SUS or WUS Reply with quote

For SUS, backup the SUS/Content/Cabs directory. Restore this directory
before doing the first sync. (If you wish to read about manual distribution
points, see page 22/23/24 of the SUS Deployment Whitepaper.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/susdeployment.mspx


"radius2" <radius2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Quote:
Is there a way to setup a SUS (or WUS) server download all the updates and
then save them to a removable media?

The reason I ask is because I work for a training company and we are
setting
up pratical exams where the students will need to implement SUS/WUS and we
would like to speed up the process and also avoid having to download all
the
updates across our WAN each time a student takes this portion of the exam.

Thanks in advance!
--
bill
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radius2
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:21 am    Post subject: Re: Prestaging SUS or WUS Reply with quote

This is not what we need. What we are hoping for is not having to synch at
all. I am working with WUS and performed the following steps:

1. Setup 2K3 DC (London)
2. Enabled the Default Web Site
3. Installed BITS
4. Installed .NET Framework
5. Installed WUS

This all went fine. I did the synch (metadata only) and then saved the
WUSContent folder to my flash drive.

I then reimaged the computer and went through all the step above except :

a) Manually created the WUS folder and copied the WUSContent folder from my
flash drive to the c: drive.

When WUS launched, it displayed a status of having never been synched.

What do I need to do to get it to read the data from the synch I performed
earlier? Did I backup the wrong folder?

Help!

Thanks again!!!




"neo [mvp outlook]" wrote:

Quote:
For SUS, backup the SUS/Content/Cabs directory. Restore this directory
before doing the first sync. (If you wish to read about manual distribution
points, see page 22/23/24 of the SUS Deployment Whitepaper.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/susdeployment.mspx


"radius2" <radius2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD7947B9-C65F-409D-8E28-1B63AAC7EC41@microsoft.com...
Is there a way to setup a SUS (or WUS) server download all the updates and
then save them to a removable media?

The reason I ask is because I work for a training company and we are
setting
up pratical exams where the students will need to implement SUS/WUS and we
would like to speed up the process and also avoid having to download all
the
updates across our WAN each time a student takes this portion of the exam.

Thanks in advance!
--
bill


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neo [mvp outlook]
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:54 am    Post subject: Re: Prestaging SUS or WUS Reply with quote

I know that Windows Update Services (currently in beta/open eval) is
different that Software Update Services because the new product is using
SQL/MSDE under the hood. Since I don't have this installed anywhere and
working straight from memory, about the best I can do is direct you to the
documentation folder that installed with Windows Update Services. There
should be a deployment whitepaper in the documentation folder that might be
helpful in figuring out how to perform a backup/restore.

"radius2" <radius2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:63BC8A06-7662-4AAF-B91A-D77E8655C852@microsoft.com...
Quote:
This is not what we need. What we are hoping for is not having to synch
at
all. I am working with WUS and performed the following steps:

1. Setup 2K3 DC (London)
2. Enabled the Default Web Site
3. Installed BITS
4. Installed .NET Framework
5. Installed WUS

This all went fine. I did the synch (metadata only) and then saved the
WUSContent folder to my flash drive.

I then reimaged the computer and went through all the step above except :

a) Manually created the WUS folder and copied the WUSContent folder from
my
flash drive to the c: drive.

When WUS launched, it displayed a status of having never been synched.

What do I need to do to get it to read the data from the synch I performed
earlier? Did I backup the wrong folder?

Help!

Thanks again!!!




"neo [mvp outlook]" wrote:

For SUS, backup the SUS/Content/Cabs directory. Restore this directory
before doing the first sync. (If you wish to read about manual
distribution
points, see page 22/23/24 of the SUS Deployment Whitepaper.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/susdeployment.mspx


"radius2" <radius2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BD7947B9-C65F-409D-8E28-1B63AAC7EC41@microsoft.com...
Is there a way to setup a SUS (or WUS) server download all the updates
and
then save them to a removable media?

The reason I ask is because I work for a training company and we are
setting
up pratical exams where the students will need to implement SUS/WUS and
we
would like to speed up the process and also avoid having to download
all
the
updates across our WAN each time a student takes this portion of the
exam.

Thanks in advance!
--
bill


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