SteveB
Sat Sep 20 00:30:12 PDT 2008
...and Gary do you have some reason not to upgrade to WSUS 3.0?
"Russ (www.SBITS.Biz)" <support@REMOVETHIS.sbits.biz> wrote in message
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> WSUS 3 is free :)
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> Russ
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> "Gary Drost" <GaryDrost@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Larry:
>>
>> Thanks for the response. I will download the WSUSDebugTool and try that
>> clean up in the next day or so and let you all know what happens.
>>
>> The server is running WSUS 2.0 not 3.0.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Gary
>>
>> "Larry Struckmeyer [SBS-MVP]" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Gary:
>>>
>>> Assuming you are running WSUS 2. WSUS 3 comes with its own built in
>>> clean
>>> up, but WSUS 2 requires a little effort.
>>>
>>> WSUS 2:
>>>
http://www.wsuswiki.com/MowingTheGrass
>>>
>>> 1. Run Server Management - Updates frequently and decline unwanted
>>> updates.
>>>
>>> 2. Run c:\program files\update services\tools\WSUSUtil
>>> deleteunneededrevisions
>>>
>>> note that this will take some time
>>>
>>> 3. WSUSDebugTool (using the purgeunneededfiles tool)
>>>
>>> WSUSUtil is installed on each WSUS server by default, and
>>>
>>> WSUSDebugTool is available for download on the main WSUS site
>>> (www.microsoft.com/wsus).
>>>
>>> Note: Make sure to stop the WWW service on your WSUS box before running
>>> WSUSUtil.
>>>
>>> You can restart it again after the utility completes.
>>>
>>> WSUSDebugTool requires no such preparation/follow-up.
>>>
>>> 4. Download the driver decline tool, copy to a folder, such as above,
>>> and
>>> execute from a command line
>>>
>>>
http://www.codeplex.com/WSUS/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=164594.
>>>
>>> -Larry
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gary Drost" <GaryDrost@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:A9CCB53A-7235-442E-BAD7-032F5F778DA2@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>> > Is there an easy way to move or copy the data information for WSUS
>>> > from C:
>>> > to
>>> > D: and then purge the old downloaded information from C:? I have a
>>> > server
>>> > with a 25GB C: and nearly half of the space is being taken up by WSUS.
>>> > There
>>> > is almost no space left on C:.
>>> >
>>> > I have modified WSUS to tell the clients to download the approved
>>> > patches
>>> > directly from the Microsoft Update site but none of the previously
>>> > downloaded
>>> > patch information in WSUS has been purged from the C: drive.
>>> >
>>> > Is there an easy way to get rid of this information or can I setup
>>> > WSUS to
>>> > store this information on D: where there is plenty of room?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Gary
>>>
>>>
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