Re: WSUS server synchronizing, but missing updates

"FLPeople" <> wrote in message
news:...
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> - WSUS 3.0 (3.0.6000.374) Win2k3 R2+SP2

Yeah.. first thing you need to do is update this WSUS server to the latest
version -- you're now *two* service packs behind.

> tempdb transaction log was missing, easy enough to fix.

But not necessarily the end of the story.


> When these workstations visit the Windows Update website from the local
> PC, several critical updates are waiting for them: KB976325 KB970430
> KB971737 KB974318 KB974392 KB955759 KB973904 KB890830, these updates are
> not on the WSUS server,

This is caused by one of three things:

1. The update are declined, and you're not looking at declined updates.

2. The updates are in an update classification (or product category) you're
not synchronizing.

3. Problems continue as a result of trashing the tempdb earlier.


> (Unrelated: but the Windows Catalog seems broken)

No great surprise if the database or database service has been trashed.


> Description:
> The server is failing to download some updates.

This would keep clients from *installing* the updates; but wouldn't keep
them from appearing in the updates list of the console.

> 50 minutes later, I saw this:

> Description:
> The server is downloading updates successfully.

Okay.. either a transient problem that can be ignored; or something to keep
a watch on.

> Like I said, I am synchronizing fine, I just am not getting those
> updates (and some other newly-released critical updates for server
> 2003)... BITS is set to automatic, plenty of disk space, wsusutil
> checkhealth reports everything is fine. There are no inactive approvals,
> even uninstalled KB973917 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009746).
> Everything appears healthy, so why aren't recent critical updates
> getting to my WSUS server from MS? Are these special?

At least one isn't . . . KB976325; so if that update is missing from your
server (Release Date: 12/8/2009), then I'd be highly suspect of the
integrity of your WSUS database.


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