Make the Destination Server the stand-alone Update Services server

Updated: March 10, 2009

Applies To: Windows SBS 2008

In this step, you set the Destination Server as the stand-alone Update Services server, so that it can start receiving updates directly from Microsoft Updates.

To set the stand-alone server

  1. On the Destination Server, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Microsoft Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP1.

  2. On the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue.

  3. In the Update Services navigation pane, click DestinationServerName, and then click Options.

  4. In the results pane, click Update Source and Proxy Server.

  5. On the Update Source tab, clear the This server is a replica of the upstream server check box.

  6. Select the Synchronize from Microsoft Update check box, and then click OK.