Move WSUS Content + Database to a New Drive
What would be the procedure for moving all WSUS Content & Files + the WSUS Database from one drive/location to another drive on the same physical server?We're presently reconfiguring the storage...
View ArticleWSUS Nightmare
Ok, so I've got WSUS running on Server 2012. For the most part, it's working fine, but I have a Server 2012 SQL Server which fails to install a particular update from the WSUS server. After googling...
View ArticleError syncing new 2008 r2 server to older 2003 server both have SQL 2005...
Error as seen 2minutes into downstream sync. InvalidOperationException: at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream...
View ArticleNot detecting applicability of MS12-070 (KB2716436) on WSUS server running...
Hi,It seems WSUS is not recognizing the need to update itself with MS12-070 (KB2716436). The WSUS server is running Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SP3) - 10.0.5500.0 (X64) which clearly shows the need for...
View ArticleIIS Admin Service stopping itself frequently on both Upstream and Downstream
WSUS Servers. My SCOM alerts me often, about every other day or so, that there is an error on my upstream WUS server becuase the IIS Admin Service is not running. I then have to go in manually and...
View ArticleWSUS 3 Failing to install on SBS 2008
After discovering errors with WSUS I have executed repair procedures stated for SBS 2008 via Repair DVD #2.Whe the product tries to re-install it states the same error with SP1 version (on repair DVD)...
View ArticleWSUS 3.0 SP2 - new install of a replica server, no clients checking in ...
I've installed WSUS 3.0 SP2 on a new server running W2K8 R2 SP1. It installed without issues, i've connected this server as a replica server and it does receive the settings from the primary server...
View ArticleHigh failure rate for the updates kb2592687 and kb2574819
Anyone experience a high failure rate for the following 2 updates released in October?kb2592687 and kb2574819
View ArticleForce an Update of a WSUS Client via command line
Hello People, My Company issues netbooks to our field based engineers which need to remain up to date with Windows Patches/AV etc. The Windows patches are set to automatically download and install via...
View ArticleCan I remove Servers on the list from my WSUS?
Hi There..I just want to know.. I work for a Company as an IT tech in the server and both network infrastructure..Currently I am bussy deploying a new WSUS server for the company.. Because of too many...
View ArticleI need to move a WSUS dB to another server
We are currently consolidating many SQL instances and I was wondering if the following can be accomplished.Is it possible to move the SUSDB dB from its original server to a shared instance of SQL on...
View Article"Installed/Not Apllicable Percentage" column in Downstream Servers View...
We are having this issue for our WSUS Upstream server. When selecting Downstream Servers view, some servers are displaying 0% status in "Installed/Not Apllicable Percentage" column. Does someone else...
View ArticlePeer Caching on Professional
We have a mix of XP, Vista, and Win7 all Professional on a T1 line remote from the WSUS server. We are use WSUS and GPO to decrease bandwidth usage successfully.I've been surfing around looking for...
View ArticleWSUS Cleanup powershell script not working
So I have this script that I found online. After some tweaking I got it to work for me (once). But then this morning when I tried to run it, it is failing. Here's the script.#Region VARIABLES # WSUS...
View Article.Net 4.5 in WSUS?
Hi,I've been tasked with upgrading .net to version 4.5 in our environment, but I don't see the update in WSUS. Feature packs is checked as well as updates. How can I add .net 4.5 to WSUS? I do see...
View Articlewsusutil reset command taking ages to complete
Hi,Last week (Wednesday) we were trying to do a export of the metadata from a WSUS instance we have connected to the Internet before we transfered it to a disconnected network. Unfortunitly it was not...
View Articlefatal error reinstalling WSUS 3.0 SP2 after applying KB 2734608
I have run into a real issue with reinstalling WSUS 3.0 SP2 on Windows 2008 R2 after I had successfully applied KB 2734608. (I had to uninstall/reinstall WSUS because of broken functionality in the...
View ArticleWindows 8 x64 shows up as Windows XP x64 in WSUS 3 SP2 w/KB2734608 Applied to...
We recently decommissioned our WSUS server and installed the WSUS services on a new machine. WSUS is applied via Group Policy in a 2008 Functional Level domain.We have 3 Windows 8 machines and all 3...
View ArticleUnapproved updates keep showing back up on Replica servers
I'm noticing that both of my Replica servers are not functioning properlly. I have 1 server that shows 466 Unapproved Updates and another that had over 18k Unapproved Updates. I could run the Server...
View ArticleHow to know the installed patch has been applied or not without reboot.
Is there a way or any command to know whether the latest patch been applied to the server(2k3, 2k8)?We have multiple LOBs(Apps) that requires "no immediate reboot" after applying patches. We have to...
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