Which is darn strange. If you have the WSUS admin console installed you have the wsus assemblies and the main method to connect to the server (AdminProxy.GetUpdateServer) is overloaded to optionally take a hostname, sslflag and port. Lack of time perhaps?
-Anders On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:59 PM, HELP_PC <g...@enter.it> wrote: > Wsuster doesn't work from remote > > *GuidoElia* > *HELPPC* > > > ------------------------------ > *Da:* Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com] > *Inviato:* venerdì 6 agosto 2010 11.40 > *A:* NT System Admin Issues > *Oggetto:* Re: WSUS tools? > > Good point. > > On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 4:37 AM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: > >> There isn't even a need for a separate OU - you can just use security >> group filtering... >> >> Cheers >> Ken >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] >> Sent: Friday, 6 August 2010 2:32 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: WSUS tools? >> >> That seems overly complex - perhaps that's because I'm not familiar with >> the technique. I'll look into that, however. >> >> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 18:39, Richard Stovall <rich...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > I must be missing something about the second. Why not put the >> > machines in a special OU (or OUs) and set the GPO for that particular >> > OU to install at 6PM on Wednesday. Modify as necessary. Control the >> > updates applied via groups in WSUS, control the actual installation of >> those updates via GPO. >> > But like I said, I must be missing something. Constrained by computer >> > object and OU placement in AD, perhaps? >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 5:33 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> I've got to clean up our WSUS installation after the departure of a >> >> minion, and I'm trying to find find some tools to help with the task. >> >> >> >> Here's a couple of wishes: >> >> >> >> 1) Ability to clean out superseded updates - decline them, or >> >> whatever, so I only see what's current >> >> >> >> 2) Ability to prep updates for a target group and set them to go >> >> at a future date/time. >> >> For instance, I might have to leave on Tuesday for a couple >> >> of days, and want to prepare my >> >> test group to receive the latest set on Wednesday after 6pm. >> >> >> >> It looks like WSUSter (http://www.wsus.nl/site/content/view/23/38/) >> >> would be useful for (1) but haven't implemented it yet - do any of >> >> you have experience with it and like it? Any alternatives that you >> like? >> >> >> >> I haven't found *anything* for (2) yet, and am hoping someone has >> >> found something to satisfy that desire. >> >> >> >> Kurt >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
