A company has its main office in New York and branch offices in Miami and Quebec. All sites are connected by reliable WAN links.
You are designing a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) deployment strategy. The deployment strategy must meet the following requirements:
Download updates from Windows Update only in the New York office.
Ensure that the update language can be specified for the Quebec office.
You need to design a deployment strategy that meets the requirements.
How should you configure the servers and hierarchy types?
To answer, drag the appropriate server types and hierarchy types from the list to the correct location or locations in the answer area.
Select and Place:
Correct Answer:
Explanation/Reference:
WSUS SERVER LAYOUT
You can connect WSUS servers in Autonomous mode (to achieve distributed administration) or in Replica mode (to achieve centralized administration). You do not have to deploy a server hierarchy that uses only one mode: you can deploy a WSUS solution that uses both autonomous and replica WSUS servers.
Autonomous mode (Distributed Administration)
Distributed management by using autonomous mode is the default installation option for WSUS. In autonomous mode, an upstream WSUS server shares updates with downstream servers during synchronization. Downstream WSUS servers are administered separately and they do not receive update approval status or computer group information from the upstream server. By using the distributed management model, each WSUS server administrator selects update languages, creates computer groups, assigns computers to groups, tests and approves updates, and makes sure that the correct updates are installed to the appropriate computer groups.
Replica mode (Centralized Administration)
In replica mode, an upstream WSUS server shares updates, approval status, and computer groups with downstream servers. Downstream replica servers inherit update approvals and are not administered separately from the upstream WSUS server. If you set up several replica servers to connect to a single upstream WSUS server, do not schedule synchronization to run at the same time on each replica server. This practice will avoid sudden surges in bandwidth usage.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939820(v=ws.10).aspx
