Can WSUS, which is integrated with SCCM, be used as an upstream server for the other replica WSUS server

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I have following situation:

Production environment with SCCM and WSUS integrated so all software installs and patching is done via SCCM. Wsus server is windows 2012 and system center is 2012R2.

Test environment which doesn't have internet connectivity and has very limited connectivity to production enviorment. In this test environment I need to set up WSUS replica server which would pull aproved updates from production environment. Wsus server can be 2012 or 2012R2.

Is it possible to use WSUS from production environment as an upstream server for wsus replica server in test environment ?
How are then approvals handled ?

Best Answer

I've never done this, but MS has documentation on the matter. Your WSUS test server would be considered a 'disconnected server', and MS gives instructions on how to import updates:

Automatic synchronization of software updates is not possible when the software update point at the central administration site or stand-alone primary site is disconnected from the Internet, or when an Internet-based software update point is disconnected from the active software update point for the site. To retrieve the latest software updates for a disconnected software update point, you must use the WSUSUtil tool to export the software updates metadata and the license terms files from a software update source, and then you must import the metadata and files to the disconnected software update point.

The 'software update source' would be your production WSUS server.

References:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712312.aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712312.aspx#BKMK_SyncDisconnected

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