WSUS update storage

[Admiral208]

2 problems here.

 

1. I have just configured WSUS to work on the server and in the computers section there is a list of the schoos computers as expected, but only 6-7 have reported in. The rest just say 'not yet reported'

 

2. My biggest worry, problem no. 2, is that any downloads i approve are being downloaded to the servers c: drive. this is now running dangerously low on disk space. How do i configure WSUS to store the downloads on another local hard drive?

 

any help appreciated.

 

James

[pete]

1) It takes a while - give it a few days for them to report in. If some are still not reporting in, stop the windows updates service:

net stop wuauserv

and delete the reg key here:

REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v SusClientId /f

then restart windows updates and force it to redetect.

net start wuauserv
wuauclt /resetauthorization /detectnow

If you're prepping a computer image for deployment, don't restart windows updates or reset the authorisation. Instead, also delete the following reg keys:

REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v AccountDomainSid /f
REG DELETE "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate" /v PingID /f

 

Sysprep and NewSid don't (iirc) reset the susclientid, hence why some imaged machines won't report in.

 

2)

wsusutil movecontent $DriverLetter:\NEWLOCATION C:\nameoflogfile.log

Check the options first.

Edited June 26, 2009 by pete

[Admiral208]

Thanks Pete, do you have any idea about the 2nd problem???

[AngryTechnician]

Pete's already mentioned the basic command you need, this goes into a little more details:

 

The WSUS Support Team Blog : WSUS: How to change the location where WSUS stores updates locally

[User3204]

Evaluate and Review: Using WSUS: Step 3: Store Updates

 

 

... edit: Why the hell did I just write the exact same comment as above... can I not read.?.. (obviously not)