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WSUS 2012r2e Guide PDF
WSUS 2012r2e Guide PDF
If you are running Windows Server 2012 Essentials, these directions will not work
without performing additional steps. The WSUS role on Windows Server 2012
Essentials (non-R2) requires some pre-configuration before it can be installed.
A server running Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials with at least 4GB of RAM,
8GB or higher is recommended
SQL Server 2012 Management Studio available from
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/2/9/529FEF7B-2EFB-439E-A2D1-
A1533227CD69/SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe (download and copy to a
shared folder on the server)
Table of Contents:
Click Finish.
Browse to C:\Windows\WID\Data
Click OK.
Right click on
\\.pipe\MICROSOFT##WID\tsql\query and click
on Properties.
Right click on
\\.pipe\MICROSOFT##WID\tsql\query and then
click Restart.
To configure your systems to connect to your WSUS server it is strongly recommended to use Group
Policy. Configuring Group Policy is outside the scope of this document, however, I have prepared some
sample group policy settings that can be used as a base for building your policy on top of. Those policy
settings and necessary WMI filters can be found at http://www.tomontech.com/2013/10/configuring-
group-policy-for-windows-server-update-services-on-windows-server-2012-r2-essentials.
Congratulations! You have installed Windows Server Update Services on Windows Server 2012 R2
Essentials!