Présenté lors du Microsoft Management Summit 2006 à San Diego du 24 au 28 avril 2006, la future version de Windows Server Update Services s'annonce particulièrement riche en nouveautés :

New features and improvements that will be part of the next release of WSUS 3.0.

Supported Platforms

The WSUS 3.0 Server requires

·         Windows 2003

·         SQL Server 2005, SQL Express or wYukon

·         Internet Information Services 6.0

·         .NET Framework 2.0

·         MMC 3.0

Clients require

·         Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP1,  Windows Server 2003

 

The WSUS 3.0 management console can be installed on remote systems separate from the WSUS server

 

Simple Install And Upgrade

  • WSUS 3.0 is an in-place upgrade of 2.0
  • WSUS 2.0 Servers can sync from a 3.0 Server
  • New OOBE (Out of the box experience) wizard to help guide initial setup

 

Simpler Deployment

Many improvements to replica mode to support branch office deployments

·         Move between Replica and Autonomous modes without a reinstall

·         Support for language subsetting on downstream replica servers

·         Replica’s can sync meta-data from a USS and content from MU

·         Support for disconnected replica synchronization

 

Improved Performance

  • Reporting performance
  • Server Synchronization more quickly
  • New UI makes it easier to see what’s relevant
  • New deployment options make it easier to build large scale deployments
  • Server now has native support for x64

 

Better Reliability

  • Support for Network Load Balancing (NLB)
  • Support for SQL Clusters
  • MOM Management Pack

 

Reporting

See a single unified view of the status of your organization

·         Reporting rollup is in the box!

·         Roll up detailed status or summaries

Roll up from autonomous or replica servers

UI reporting based on Rosetta controls

·         Print, Save to Excel or PDF

New “Reporters” user role

·         Allows read-only access to the server

 

Targeting

WSUS 3.0 supports 2 new grouping concepts

·         Nested target groups

·         Overlapping group membership

A computer can be a member of > 1 group

Eg: Computer 1 is a member of Servers as well as Exchange Servers

 

Improved Content

Access to drivers and hotfixes via the Microsoft Update (MU) Catalog site

·         Tightly integrated with WSUS 3.0 to enable easy drivers and hotfix access

·         Improved searching and filtering

·         Personalization available to make the MU Catalog customized to your downloading needs

·         Stay tuned…

API support for importing 3rd party updates (more on that later)!

 

Improved Admin Experience

New MMC 3.0 based console

·         Allows us to address key feedback

·         Column sorting and reordering

·         Context Menus

·         Host multiple servers in a single console

·         Home pages to give a quick overview

·         Custom Views

·         Additional Filtering views for the results pane 

·         Integrated reporting “in context”

·         Built in email notifications and status

·         Allows for a “hands off” approach