Creating the Windows Server Update Services server

The WSUS service can run on a physical machine or a VM. It is installed as a server role under Windows Server 2008, 2012 (R2), or 2016. Make sure the computer has at least 500 GB of available disk space for storage of updates:

The computer will be connected to a unique VLAN on the IDMZ interface of the Cisco ASA firewalls. Refer to the previous chapter for details on creating this. In this example, I will be using VLAN 214 for the task.

Now, we will assign an IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway, (the ASA IP address), and a Preferred DNS server for the WSUS server: 

To install the WSUS ...

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