realized Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 What is the best way to deploy updates to workstations running windows XP? I have been looking at SUS , are there any other options or am i on the right track...
cluberti Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) If you want Microsoft solutions, you're looking at WSUS (for small to medium enterprises) or SMS 2003 (for medium to large enterprises that need the additional application deployment and license tracking capabilities). If you want third-party, my personal favorite is Shavlik's patch management suite, but there are many others.The easiest to get up and running is probably WSUS - install IIS, WSUS, and make 5 group policy changes (or 4 registry changes, if not using an AD), and viola - patching solution for most Microsoft products. It lacks any real features beyond patch tracking, but if all you need is patch deployment, it's probably the most painless (and free) option out there that is centrally managed. Edited January 12, 2006 by cluberti
nmX.Memnoch Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) There are several options that are pretty good. If you want to go the SUS route then what you actually want to look at is WSUS. It's much better than SUS ever was. WSUS is about the best free solution you're going to get.For pay solutions you could go with either SMS (and still augment it with WSUS) or HFNetChk Pro from Shavlik Technologies.Edit: Doh...we must've been typing at pretty much the same time. I got interrupted mid post though... Edited January 12, 2006 by nmX.Memnoch
realized Posted January 12, 2006 Author Posted January 12, 2006 Thanks guys, for now i will use WUSUS since patch deployment is my main concern at the moment. I will look into the other sugestions you guys have later =)
realized Posted January 12, 2006 Author Posted January 12, 2006 sh*t... WUSUS doesn't work under SBS2003 ?says:Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise Edition). Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or later.
cluberti Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) Didn't look to hard on the Microsoft site, I guess :http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en Edited January 12, 2006 by cluberti
nmX.Memnoch Posted January 12, 2006 Posted January 12, 2006 sh*t... WUSUS doesn't work under SBS2003 ?says:Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows Server 2003 (Standard or Enterprise Edition). Microsoft Windows 2000 Server or Advanced Server with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or later.You could add a Member Server running Server 2003 Standard Edition to handle the WSUS duties. You can have more than one server in an SBS network, you just can't have more than one SBS server (or another Domain Controller).If that's out of your budget then the document cluberti linked will help you get it working on your SBS box.
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