WSUS – HowTo Install

Prerequisites:

Install .NET2.0 Framework:

Install-WindowsFeature -Name NET-Framework-Core

Install Report Viewer 2008 SP1:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3841

…do Windows-Upate and Restart…

Additional Harddrive:

About 100GB for most updates…

Install:

  • Open Powershell:
    Install-WindowsFeature UpdateServices -IncludeManagementTools
    New-Item -Path D:\ -Name WSUSData -ItemType Directory
    “C:\Program Files\Update Services\Tools\wsusutil.exe postinstall content_dir=D:\WSUSData”

 





Configure WSUS to use SSL:

…Web Server certificate needed…

Enforce SSL on Virtual directories:

The next step is to enforce SSL encryption on the following virtual roots:

  • SimpleAuthWebService
  • DSSAuthWebService
  • ServerSyncWebService
  • ApiRemoting30
  • ClientWebService 






-> Restart IIS

Post-Install:

Start Console:



..Console should now connect correctly..