Procedure for Connecting to the WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) Server

This section describes how to connect to WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) provided by IaaS.

Before you begin

  • The targets for connection are Windows virtual servers that are available in IaaS. This section describes the procedure for Windows 2012.

  • Check that the following conditions apply to the server on which you want to configure WSUS.

    • In the security group's egress rules, permission is granted to use 8530/tcp and 53/udp.
    • In the Windows Firewall rules for incoming and outgoing connections, permission is granted to use 8530/tcp and 53/udp.

About this task

The following section describes how to connect to a WSUS server.

Procedure

  1. Logging in to the Windows virtual server

    Log in to your Windows virtual server. To log in to the server, use the default user name 'k5user' or log in as a user who belongs to the administrator group.

  2. Starting the command prompt

    1. Right-click the Windows button, and then click Command Prompt (Admin).



    2. When the User Account Control dialog box appears, click Yes.



  3. Starting the Local Group Policy Editor
    At the command prompt, run the following command. Alternatively, click Run, and enter 'gpedit.msc' to execute it. 
    C:\Users\Administrator>gpedit.msc


  4. Configuring settings for Windows Update

    1. In the left-hand tree of the Local Group Policy Editor, click Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update.

    2. Double-click Configure Automatic Updates. In the screen to configure automatic updates, select [Enabled], and then click OK.

    3. Double-click Specify intranet Microsoft update service location.



    4. In the screen to specify the intranet Microsoft update service location, select [Enabled], and then, under [Options], enter the information below for [Set the intranet update service for detecting updates] and [Set the intranet statistics server].

      http://<<FQDN of the WSUS service>>:8530

      After entering the above URL, click OK.

      For the FQDN of the WSUS service, refer to Common Network Services.



    5. Double-click No auto-restart with logged on users for scheduled automatic updates installations, select "Enabled", and then click the OK button.
  5. Updating the group policy

    1. In the command prompt, run the following command:

      C:\Windows\system32>gpupdate /force


    2. Make sure that the message 'User Policy update has completed successfully' is displayed.
  6. Checking the status of Windows Update
    1. Right-click the Windows button, and then click Control Panel.
    2. In Control Panel, click System and Security.
    3. In the System and Security screen, click Windows Update.

    4. In the left-hand tree of the Windows Update screen, click Check for updates.



    5. Make sure that no program update notifications or updates are displayed.

      Also make sure that no errors are displayed.