The Software Update Service (SUS) can be installed on a Windows Server 2000 (SP2) or later platform and provides the ability to selectively automatically deploy updates.
Utilizing SUS includes the Software Update Services Server and the Client Automatic Updates components .
A client can be configured to notify the user before updates are downloaded and again before they are applied, to download them automatically and notify before application, or to download and apply updates without user notification.
After adding the wuau.adm template, Group Policy will include the following settings: Configure Automatic Updates, Specify Intranet Microsoft Update Service Location, Reschedule Automatic Updates Scheduled Installations, and No Auto-Restart For Scheduled Automatic Updates Installations.
After synchronizing the SUS server, updates may be approved for automatic client installation.
Backups of SUS include the SUSAdmin and AutoUpdate virtual directories and the IIS metabase.
