SUS Generic Queries/ Problems

• Advice on Setting Up SUS on Low Bandwidth Sites [10/3/03]
• Basic Troubleshooting Steps using SUS with AU [updated 02/06/05]
• Can I Add My Own Updates to SUS? [30/01/04]
• Can I Be Selective About Which Updates Are Downloaded? [23/02/04]
• Can My SUS Clients Use DNS to Connect To My SUS Servers? [5/9/03]
• Can SUS SP1 be used to Deploy Windows Service Packs? [updated 18/9/03]
• Does SUS Only Support English and Japanese Clients? [27/6/03]
• How Can I Check Which Updates are on Which Computers? [28/11/02]
• How Can I Tell if SUS is Working? [updated 1/7/03]
• How Do I Get Notified of SUS Updates? [9/11/02]
• How does SUS affect my use of the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) solution? [15/07/04]
• Is 'SETUP.SUS' a SUS-Related File? [25/11/02]
• Meet our SUS guru [17/11/04]
• Microsoft Software Update Service 1.0 Customer Survey and 2.0 Beta Nomination [12/6/03]
• What are AUCATALOG1.CAB and AURTF1.CAB and what is their purpose? [31/3/03]
• What Are The Components of Microsoft Software Update Services? [09/11/03]
• What does Microsoft recommend when choosing a security update management solution? [23/07/04]
• What Features Does SUS Provide? [updated 18/9/03]
• What languages are supported by SUS? [17/11/03]
• What is an RTF File? [27/3/03]
• What is Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS)? [29/10/03]
• What is SUS? [29/11/02]
• What Platforms is SUS Supported on? [updated 1/8/03]
• What Security Features Are Built Into SUS? [5/8/03]
• What’s the Difference Between the Different Types of Windows Updates? [6/6/03]
• When do I need Multilanguage updates? [28/3/03]
• Where are the Microsoft Software Update Services components available for download? [22/12/03]
• Where Do I Find the Software Assurance (SA) Version of SUS? [28/2/03]
• Why aren’t all Microsoft Patches MSI Files? [19/3/03]
• WUAU.adm Template Only Contains 2 Configurable Options Not 4 [30/9/03]

Advice on Setting Up SUS on Low Bandwidth Sites

From the microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs newsgroup
Here's some advice on how to setup SUS on sites where low bandwidth links are involved…  [Go to article]
 

Basic Troubleshooting Steps using SUS with AU

Can I Add My Own Updates to SUS?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Wondering if you can use SUS to distribute your own software updates?..  [Go to article]
 

Can I Be Selective About Which Updates Are Downloaded?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Wondering if you can pick and choose which updates you download from Microsoft?..  [Go to article]
 

Can My SUS Clients Use DNS to Connect To My SUS Servers?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
If you’re wondering whether your clients can use DNS to connect to your SUS Servers the answer is yes but you need to set this up…  [Go to article]
 

Can SUS SP1 be used to Deploy Windows Service Packs?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Up until yesterday the answer to this question would have been 'No' but this has just changed... [Go to article]
 

Does SUS Only Support English and Japanese Clients?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Wondering what languages SUS supports? Let us clarify…  [Go to article]
 

How Can I Check Which Updates are on Which Computers?

Contributed by Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
As described in Knowledge Base Article 320454, one way of doing this is to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser which you can run with the following SUS specific switches:

• /sus SUS server - Check only for security updates that are approved at the specified SUS server.
• /s 1 - Suppress security update check notes.
• /s 2 - Suppress security update check notes and warnings.
• /nosum - Security update checks will not test file checksums.

How Can I Tell if SUS is Working?

Contributed By: Wayne Flynn, MVP SUS
Not sure whether SUS is working or not? Here's some pointers…  [Go to article]
 

How Do I Get Notified of SUS Updates?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
You've heard that Microsoft can automatically notify you when they release new content that can be deployed via SUS but how do you get notified?.. [Go to article]
 

How does SUS affect my use of the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) solution?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Wondering whether you should be using SMS and/ or SUS?.. [Go to article]
 

Is 'SETUP.SUS' a SUS-Related File?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
So you've found a file on some of your machines called 'SETUP.SUS' and you're wondering whether it's related to SUS in anyway?.. [Go to article]
 

Meet our SUS guru

Microsoft Software Update Service 1.0 Customer Survey and 2.0 Beta Nomination

Contributed by Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Have some comments on both the current and future versions of SUS? Want to receive priority consideration for the SUS 2.0 Beta program? Well, here’s your chance by taking part in the survey Microsoft are currently running. Here’s further details…  [Go to article]
 

What are AUCATALOG1.CAB and AURTF1.CAB and what is their purpose?

What Are The Components of Microsoft Software Update Services?

What does Microsoft recommend when choosing a security update management solution?

What Features Does SUS Provide?

What languages are supported by SUS?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
SUS supports the following languages…  [Go to article]
 

What is an RTF file?

From the microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs newsgroup
If like me you’ve been reading the Release Notes and wondered what on earth an "RTF" file is well you can find the answer in this article…  [Go to article]
 

What is Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS)?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Reproduced from the Microsoft Software Update Services: Frequently Asked Questions web page... [Go to article]
 

What is SUS?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
So you heard of this thing called SUS and you're wondering what all the fuss is about... [Go to article]
 

What Platforms is SUS Supported on?

Contributed by Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
SUS is supported on:

• Windows 2003
• Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server - running SP2
• Windows XP Professional and Home Edition

What Security Features Are Built Into SUS?

What’s the Difference Between the Different Types of Windows Updates?

When do I need Multilanguage updates?

Where are the Microsoft Software Update Services components available for download?

Where Do I Find the Software Assurance (SA) Version of SUS?

From the microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs newsgroup
Wondering where you can get hold of the Software Assurance (SA) version of SUS?.. [Go to article]
 

Why aren’t all Microsoft Patches MSI Files?

From the microsoft.public.softwareupdatesvcs newsgroup
Simple question, but not such a simple answer… [Go to article]
 

WUAU.adm Template Only Contains 2 Configurable Options Not 4

Contributed By: Jose Morris [MS]
So you’ve installed SUS but noticed that the WUAU.adm template only contains 2 configurable options rather than the usual 4… [Go to article]