Help Required: WSUS Autonomous vs Replica Mode

bhekin

Hi Guys,

I know this might seem silly of me, but I'm really battling to differentiate between the two.
I have looked it up on the internet, but i just cant seem to get a simple enough explanation to understand.

Can some please explain the differences to me in VERY simple terms..

I'm preparing for the MCSA 70-646 exams. Thanks

Asif Dasl

Have a look at this, and scroll down to Autonomous mode & Replica mode...

Autonomous mode synchronises updates to downstream WSUS servers but does not approve the updates on the downstream servers. The downstream servers are independently managed. This is the default behaviour.

Replica mode synchronises updates to downstream WSUS servers and keeps approved updates on the downstream servers. The downstream servers are exact replicas of the upstream server.

HTH.