Where should I install "Windows Server Update Services"?

[Guest Kelvin]

I have tree file servers:

Windows Server 2003 x32, as my Domain Controller

Windows Server 2003 x64, with Exchange Server, this server has a partition

with about 55GB I could use

Windows Server 2003 x64, with Microsoft SQL Server, this server has a

partition with about 129GB I could use

 

Is there any reason I shouldn't install WSUS on any one of these servers?

Is there a good reason to install WSUS on a specific server?

 

I'm trying to figure out if I will run into conflicts on any one of these

servers.

Everything is running smooth and I don't want to change that if at all

possible...

 

Thanks

 

Kelvin

[Guest AdamD.]

Re: Where should I install "Windows Server Update Services"?

 

I have WSUS installed on one of my DCs which is also the file server

(connected to an iSCSI SAN), and haven't had any problems. The downstream

server is also on a DC in another part of the country, also no issues. I

have the main servers database in SQL... I don't think it really matters as

long as you meet the requirements set forth in the documentation.

 

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"Kelvin" <someone@domain.com> wrote in message

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>I have tree file servers:

> Windows Server 2003 x32, as my Domain Controller

> Windows Server 2003 x64, with Exchange Server, this server has a partition

> with about 55GB I could use

> Windows Server 2003 x64, with Microsoft SQL Server, this server has a

> partition with about 129GB I could use

>

> Is there any reason I shouldn't install WSUS on any one of these servers?

> Is there a good reason to install WSUS on a specific server?

>

> I'm trying to figure out if I will run into conflicts on any one of these

> servers.

> Everything is running smooth and I don't want to change that if at all

> possible...

>

> Thanks

>

> Kelvin

>

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Where should I install "Windows Server Update Services"?

 

Hello Kelvin,

 

Unfortunally you have servers with special roles and more or less heavy use,

exchange and sql. Domain controllers should allways do there basic work,

that's authentication, DNS and maybe DHCP. How may users/workstations do

you have? I would choose a single file server with a lot of diskspace.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I have tree file servers:

> Windows Server 2003 x32, as my Domain Controller

> Windows Server 2003 x64, with Exchange Server, this server has a

> partition

> with about 55GB I could use

> Windows Server 2003 x64, with Microsoft SQL Server, this server has a

> partition with about 129GB I could use

> Is there any reason I shouldn't install WSUS on any one of these

> servers? Is there a good reason to install WSUS on a specific server?

>

> I'm trying to figure out if I will run into conflicts on any one of

> these

> servers.

> Everything is running smooth and I don't want to change that if at all

> possible...

> Thanks

>

> Kelvin

>