Weve deselected the option to download drivers but were still stuck with all the ones weve already grabbed. Here are the three files required to defrag the wsus database and remove obsolete computers and updates. Verify that sql server is running on the wsus server. If you run a windows server update services wsus server, you know that sometimes it can develop problems. Software updates maintenance configuration manager. If the wsus administrator tries to uncheck or deselect unneeded products later on, this wont save or minimize the current space. Clean up your wsus database for better performance and.
In the previous post we saw the installation and configuration of wsus 3. Add wsus index optimization to the database to increase the speed of many database operations in. If the wsus server cleanup wizard has never been run and the wsus has been in production for a while, the cleanup may time out. Solved delete wsus metadata clean database spiceworks. You should still automate backup of wsus database along with reindexing of the. If you cannot complete a clean up of your wsus server through the wsus console because it keeps erroring out with server node reset, you can hopefully complete through the following powershell command line. The expired updates option from the wsus cleanup wizard on the toplevel sites wsus server only. Then expand databases and you should see susdb and any other. The wsus administration console was unable to connect to the wsus server database. Clean up wsus the easy way step by step xenappblog. Standard problem with wsus cleanup wizard timing out without removing any unnecessary updates.
Wsus automated cleanup script the script runs wsus cleanup tasks using stored procedures in wsus database directly, avoiding timeout errors and wsus service crash that may occur when using wsus cleanup wizard. Awesome, just saw a tweet on someone saving same as you, amazing 0. Uninstall wsus and wid roles and features, remove the wid database files and reinstall the whole thing. The invokewsusservercleanup cmdlet performs the process of cleanup on a specified windows server update services wsus server. It will email the report out to you or save it to a file, or both. Cm1511 has wsus cleanup feature integrated in sup properties. Here are a few resources that can help when wsus goes bad. The script is intended to run as a scheduled task on wsus server. This can happen if the database is very busy, if the database service is stopped, if the connection to the database is lost, of if the postinstallation task is not completed successfully. Before configuration manager version 1806, the wsus cleanup option runs the following item. This step is the third step toward the cleanup of sccm wsus maintenance. See if you can reclaim some space using conventional means. Clean up your wsus database for better performance and sccm software update compliance 1.
Use the appropriate method to back up the wsus database susdb. Shrink your wsuscontent folders size by declining multiple types of updates including by default. Keep in mind that you still need to do db maintenance on wsuss database just like you would any other. Wsus windows server update services installation and configuration install wsus on server. Run the recommended sql database maintenance script on the actual sql database. The latest issue is now i couldnt access the windows internal database to run any kind of maintenance script. House of cardsthe configmgr software update point and wsus. New clients will have to download the catalog and also clients falling over from one software update point to another, and size matters when dealing with slow wan links and thousands of clients. Until microsoft replaces wsus with something better, you have to do some housekeeping for wsus to behave. The complete guide to microsoft wsus and configuration manager. How to setup wsus cleanup task from sccm console how to. Before you install wsus, you should decide how you want to implement storage. With all of these steps you would think this would be more automated or built in. Note for more information about software updates in system center 2012 configuration manager.
How to clean microsoft wsus content folder from old and. Providing sussex and surrey it support, website design and web application development for over 15 years. Clean up wsus content folder and reclaim your vmfs datastore at the same time. The steps to connect to susdb and perform the reindex differ, depending on whether susdb is running in sql server or windows internal database wid. I recommend following the guidelines at the article best practices with windows server update services 3.
On the database options page, select the software that is used to manage the wsus 3. This, in theory, should solve the last mile problem for the wsus cleanup wizard and make wsus run faster in general. In the remove windows server update services pane, click database, click log files, click downloaded updates, and then click next. Runs on top tier cas or lower tier primary site wsus servers. However the action plan is still very much required. Clean up your wsus database from old package metadata information. Reindex the wsus database susdb by using the sql script from the scripting guys. Specifically the wsus database can need a manual clean up. It will email the report out to you or save it to a file. This database is located in the \wsus\updateservicesdbfiles folder, where is the local drive on which the wsus server software is installed. Wsus cleanup shrink a wsus database susdb to almost zero 1. It is always good validate the results before and after cleanup task. Hello friends today i am going to show you windows server 2012 r2. How to run the wsus server cleanup wizard from commandline.
Use the wsus cleanup tool to remove updates that are no longer needed. Once the database is being backed up,run the following sql code against your wsus database. Wsus cleanup this script performs the cleanup tasks done by the wsus cleanup wizard. Runs wsus cleanup task using stored procedures in wsus database thus avoiding timeout errors that may occur when running wsus cleanup wizard. This is not part of the solarwinds software or documentation that you purchased from solarwinds, and the information set forth herein may come from third parties. Hi, here are the steps if you have installed wsus on server 2012r2 on the windows internal database to reset the database and wsus itself. In my case, i still had the problem of the wsus database itself. In most small deployments, wsus is configured using wid windows internal database which is essentially microsoft sql express. Now we need to run the wsus db maintenance on the database to make sure were starting with an optimized database. A cleanup for software update configuration items in the configuration manager database occurs every seven days and removes unneeded updates from the console. With the cleanup of wsus it can be quite a sensitive structure, and though this process can be automated i have the scripts and orchestrator runbook for it there are some things i think shouldnt be automated, at best perhaps semiautomated. By this point, you will hopefully have recovered a few gig of disk space. I found out recently after a 4hour call with microsoft premier support that you must take care of the wsus database and instance just as much as the configmgr database and instance. But, the cleaning up wsus is a very important activity for sccm admins to have healthy sup and sccm environment.
Im told the wsus product group plans to add the indexes steve and ben found in the next release. By default, the installation wizard creates and uses a windows internal database that is named susdb. Fixing wsus when the best defense is a good offense. Enhancing wsus database cleanup performance sql script. Runs a wsus database cleaup on sccm software update point servers where wsus is installed. The service is stopped via the iis manager, as it runs as a web site. Wondering what you recommend for how often to run that. Not gonna shut down the server and have down time just to fix this. Note if a compatible version of sql server is not installed, wsus 3. That will take about 2 hours of your time and a complete resync bandwidth and you are good to go. Software update maintenance in system center 2012 configuration manager.
The service is stopped via the iis manager, as it runs as a web. Your mileage is going to vary, but you simply have to keep the wsus database in shape, as well as declining unused updates. When trying to connect either via sqlcmd or sql management studio via my logged in windows. Because it is a script, it can be automated for example, via the windows task scheduler. It would be best to stop the wsus service after this step. Execute the stored procedure query in the sql management studio. Run wsus cleanup and index script on windows server core. In that case, reindex with steps 2 and 3 first, then run. You mentioned that you could set this up as a maintenance plan. I finally go tired of cleaning up our wsus servers so i automated this task. Now normally with microsoft sql, youd simply connect remotely using the sql management studio, and you can if youre using fully blown microsoft sql server with your wsus implementation, however most of us arent. If youre struggling with getting your sccm software update point to sync with wsus, prepare yourself to see what ive done to fix it. Wsus error during cleanup wizard sql timeout payzeys.
Previously service was running on port number 8530 so i have configured all. Removing unused and obsolete updates from the database helps keeping the overall size of the catalog down to a minimum. In this post, we will see how to setup wsus cleanup task from sccm console. This process has the same impact as running the cleanup wizard from within the wsus console application and allows the specification of the same options as parameters. To schedule, copy to the local program files folder on the wsus server and use the task. For more information about software update maintenance in configuration. This script will perform the wsus cleanup for any number of wsus servers, then send you a summary html email report. How to remove wsus completely and reinstall it aj tek. Microsoft wsus administrators sometimes tend to select all given products options products and classifications and by time the wsus content folder grows dramatically till it fill all disk space.
The complete guide to microsoft wsus and configuration. This is because all database tables are being checked and any missing hotfixes are being marked for download. I can still see 1800 updates which are already declined and are published from aug 2008 to till date. Configmgr software update point cleanup microsoft cloud.
I assume your wsus db is running on sql but not on windows internal database. Why not create a powershell script to connect to the sql database and run. It will also give you the time taken for each wsus server to perform the cleanup, convert the freed diskpace value into a more useful gb value, and report any errors that occurred trying to perform the cleanup. If your wsus database is running windows internal database wid,then follow this guide and run the following sql command. For standalone wsus servers, or if you are using an older version of configuration manager, it is recommended that you run the wsus cleanup wizard periodically.
This ran perfect for many years i did have a problem in the past i use to run it once a month but that failed from time to time. This resulted in lots of pain for anyone running windows 7 x86 in their enterprise and eventually lead to microsoft updating the windows update agent. Sudb reindexing and decline of superseded updates still is very important for effective management of software updates. This post is on how keep your wsus database and instance clean of old updates and. To repeat what i fundamentally stated in the previous. In that case, reindex with steps 2 and 3 first, then run the cleanup with only. Wsus content store drive is full and wsus cleanup wizard fails. Can i, without having to reinstall wsus and the updates for it, clear the database, delete all wsuscontent, and start fresh with 0 approvals. How to cleanup obsolete updates from sccm sql 3 you can use stored procedure query given below in the sql management studio and then execute.
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