WSUS 3.0 updates advice.

Hi all,

Currently, we have one WSUS2.0 server with MSDE database (one box) for years..
I am looking for the upgrade to WSUS 3.0. the DB will be sql 2008 server.
If I do a upgade, I just want to install WSUS 3.0 on the new virtual
machine. Should I restore db from the old server? If not, what would
happen? What's the recommended way to upgrade WSUS on one server (with WSUS
and DB on one box)?

Thank you.

"ed" <> wrote in message
news:5F5D1161-7CB7-46B9-9F71-...
> Hi all,
>
> Currently, we have one WSUS2.0 server with MSDE database (one box) for
> years..
> I am looking for the upgrade to WSUS 3.0. the DB will be sql 2008 server.
> If I do a upgade, I just want to install WSUS 3.0 on the new virtual
> machine. Should I restore db from the old server? If not, what would
> happen? What's the recommended way to upgrade WSUS on one server (with
> WSUS
> and DB on one box)?

My best suggestion: Install the WSUS 3.0 SP2 server from scratch and forget
that the WSUS v2 server even exists. Abandon that database entirely.


--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2010)

My Blog: http://onsitechsolutions.spaces.live.com
Microsoft WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:46:31 -0500, "Lawrence Garvin [MVP]"
<> wrote:

>"ed" <> wrote in message
>news:5F5D1161-7CB7-46B9-9F71-...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Currently, we have one WSUS2.0 server with MSDE database (one box) for
>> years..
>> I am looking for the upgrade to WSUS 3.0. the DB will be sql 2008 server.
>> If I do a upgade, I just want to install WSUS 3.0 on the new virtual
>> machine. Should I restore db from the old server? If not, what would
>> happen? What's the recommended way to upgrade WSUS on one server (with
>> WSUS
>> and DB on one box)?
>
>My best suggestion: Install the WSUS 3.0 SP2 server from scratch and forget
>that the WSUS v2 server even exists. Abandon that database entirely.

This gets my vote too. Then approve only the updates that are detected as
"needed". It takes a few days to get them all approved but the content does not
bloat with unneeded updates.

--
Dave Mills
There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

Thank you very much!

Can I put WSUS server in the virtualized hyper-v envir.? We have only about
70 servers.
"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" wrote:

> "ed" <> wrote in message
> news:5F5D1161-7CB7-46B9-9F71-...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Currently, we have one WSUS2.0 server with MSDE database (one box) for
> > years..
> > I am looking for the upgrade to WSUS 3.0. the DB will be sql 2008 server.
> > If I do a upgade, I just want to install WSUS 3.0 on the new virtual
> > machine. Should I restore db from the old server? If not, what would
> > happen? What's the recommended way to upgrade WSUS on one server (with
> > WSUS
> > and DB on one box)?
>
> My best suggestion: Install the WSUS 3.0 SP2 server from scratch and forget
> that the WSUS v2 server even exists. Abandon that database entirely.
>
>
> --
> Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
> Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
> Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2010)
>
> My Blog: http://onsitechsolutions.spaces.live.com
> Microsoft WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
> My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin
>

"ed" <> wrote in message
news:2D813470-F625-4B59-8C88-...

> Can I put WSUS server in the virtualized hyper-v envir.?

Absolutely!


--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2010)

My Blog: http://onsitechsolutions.spaces.live.com
Microsoft WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin