SUS Server Design

Security and scalability are the most significant issues when designing your SUS server deployment. You must determine your Internet connectivity and project the scale of service. You make these decisions by reviewing your current Internet connectivity policies; analyzing your security, connectivity, and scope of service needs; and then selecting the deployment model that best fits in your environment and requirements.

The presence or absence of Internet connectivity affects your SUS design and deployment in the following ways:

  • No intranet connection to the Internet. If your networked Windows-based computers are not connected to the Internet, set up an internal server running SUS, as shown in Figure 19-1. In this example, a server ...

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