When you view the Home tab in the Windows Small Business Server 2008 (Windows SBS) Console, the
Updates status is
Not Available.
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This issue can occur if the configuration for the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) was changed and does not match the settings that the Windows Small Business Server console expects. The Small Business Server console expects WSUS to be configured to use certain options.
To resolve this issue, run the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Best Practice Analyzer (Windows SBS BPA). The Windows SBS BPA has an extensive set of rules that can help detect when WSUS is misconfigured. To obtain the SBS BPA, go to the
Windows Small Business Server 2008 Best Practices Analyzer
(http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&id=6231)
webpage on the Microsoft Download Center website.
For information about the WSUS settings that are required by Small Business Server console, see the
Update Services in SBS 2008 Update Services in SBS 2008
(http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2009/06/23/update-services-in-sbs-2008.aspx)
.
For more information about how to resolve issues with the WSUS, see
Repair Windows Server Update Services
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd443475(WS.10).aspx)
.
For information about WSUS Group Policy objects, see
How to Manually Create the SBS 2008 and WSUS Group Policies Objects
(http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/09/03/how-to-manually-create-the-sbs-2008-and-wsus-group-policies-objects.aspx)
.
Article ID: 2467286 - Last Review: May 31, 2012 - Revision: 4.0
APPLIES TO
- Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium
- Windows Small Business Server 2008 Standard
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