WSUS 3 SP2

Hi,
We have removed WSUS 3 and installed WSUS3 SP2 on the same server, Now we
are facing with a peculiar issue that the WSUS server console shows only 246
Machines, even if we add new machines on the domain it deletes any random
computer from the console and maintains the count of 246 only. Earlier we
had total nodes of 281. What could be the issue.

Regards
Darshan

"DD" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
> We have removed WSUS 3 and installed WSUS3 SP2 on the same server, Now we
> are facing with a peculiar issue that the WSUS server console shows only
> 246 Machines, even if we add new machines on the domain it deletes any
> random computer from the console and maintains the count of 246 only.
> Earlier we had total nodes of 281. What could be the issue.

Hmmm... currently being discussed in a thread only seven entries earlier.
:-)
(And about two or three a month for the past 54 months!)

The presence of a continually fixed number of machines in the WSUS Server
that is less than the actual number of machines configured in an environment
is a classic symptom of incorrectly cloned system images.

The remediation steps are documented in KB903962.



--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)

MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin

Hi,
There is no article by this number & secondly the new machines which are
installed are not by cloning or ghost, they are fresh installation but
still the WSUS console show 246 machines, if any new computer being added in
the domain comes up in the SUS console deleting one out it, maintaining the
count of 246.

Regards
darshan

"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:536D3DD9-96C2-4AC4-8C1C-...
> "DD" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>> We have removed WSUS 3 and installed WSUS3 SP2 on the same server, Now we
>> are facing with a peculiar issue that the WSUS server console shows only
>> 246 Machines, even if we add new machines on the domain it deletes any
>> random computer from the console and maintains the count of 246 only.
>> Earlier we had total nodes of 281. What could be the issue.
>
> Hmmm... currently being discussed in a thread only seven entries earlier.
> :-)
> (And about two or three a month for the past 54 months!)
>
> The presence of a continually fixed number of machines in the WSUS Server
> that is less than the actual number of machines configured in an
> environment is a classic symptom of incorrectly cloned system images.
>
> The remediation steps are documented in KB903962.
>
>
>
> --
> Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
> Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
> Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
>
> MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
> My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin
>

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:56:51 +0530, "DD" <>
wrote:

>Hi,
>There is no article by this number
try http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;903262


>& secondly the new machines which are
>installed are not by cloning or ghost, they are fresh installation but
>still the WSUS console show 246 machines, if any new computer being added in
>the domain comes up in the SUS console deleting one out it, maintaining the
>count of 246.
>
>Regards
>darshan
>
>"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>news:536D3DD9-96C2-4AC4-8C1C-...
>> "DD" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Hi,
>>> We have removed WSUS 3 and installed WSUS3 SP2 on the same server, Now we
>>> are facing with a peculiar issue that the WSUS server console shows only
>>> 246 Machines, even if we add new machines on the domain it deletes any
>>> random computer from the console and maintains the count of 246 only.
>>> Earlier we had total nodes of 281. What could be the issue.
>>
>> Hmmm... currently being discussed in a thread only seven entries earlier.
>> :-)
>> (And about two or three a month for the past 54 months!)
>>
>> The presence of a continually fixed number of machines in the WSUS Server
>> that is less than the actual number of machines configured in an
>> environment is a classic symptom of incorrectly cloned system images.
>>
>> The remediation steps are documented in KB903962.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
>> Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
>> Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
>>
>> MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
>> My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin
>>
>
--
Dave Mills
There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that don't.

Hi,
Followed the article but still face the same issue.

Regards
darshan.

"Dave Mills" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:56:51 +0530, "DD" <>
> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>There is no article by this number
> try http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;903262
>
>
>>& secondly the new machines which are
>>installed are not by cloning or ghost, they are fresh installation but
>>still the WSUS console show 246 machines, if any new computer being added
>>in
>>the domain comes up in the SUS console deleting one out it, maintaining
>>the
>>count of 246.
>>
>>Regards
>>darshan
>>
>>"Lawrence Garvin [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>>news:536D3DD9-96C2-4AC4-8C1C-...
>>> "DD" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> We have removed WSUS 3 and installed WSUS3 SP2 on the same server, Now
>>>> we
>>>> are facing with a peculiar issue that the WSUS server console shows
>>>> only
>>>> 246 Machines, even if we add new machines on the domain it deletes any
>>>> random computer from the console and maintains the count of 246 only.
>>>> Earlier we had total nodes of 281. What could be the issue.
>>>
>>> Hmmm... currently being discussed in a thread only seven entries
>>> earlier.
>>> :-)
>>> (And about two or three a month for the past 54 months!)
>>>
>>> The presence of a continually fixed number of machines in the WSUS
>>> Server
>>> that is less than the actual number of machines configured in an
>>> environment is a classic symptom of incorrectly cloned system images.
>>>
>>> The remediation steps are documented in KB903962.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
>>> Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
>>> Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)
>>>
>>> MS WSUS Website: http://www.microsoft.com/wsus
>>> My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pro...awrence.Garvin
>>>
>>
> --
> Dave Mills
> There are 10 types of people, those that understand binary and those that
> don't.

"DD" <> wrote in message
news:...

>> The remediation steps are documented in KB903962.

> There is no article by this number

My apologies. I mistyped -- the correct article is KB903262.


--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)

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

"DD" <> wrote in message
news:%...

>>>the new machines which are
>>>installed are not by cloning or ghost, they are fresh installation but
>>>still the WSUS console show 246 machines, if any new computer being added
>>>in the domain comes up in the SUS console deleting one out it,
>>>maintaining the count of 246.

> Followed the article but still face the same issue.

Really! Hmmm.... <pondering any other possible cause for this symptom>



--
Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)

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