WSUS Server Replacement

Currently I have WSUS 2.0 server. We use AD group policies to have different
OU point to this server for updates. I am working on replacing it with new
server and install WSUS 3.0 instead. Should I just do refresh install? I have
computer groups on exising old server? Is there a way to carry these settings
(including the updates downloaded on existing server) over to new server with
WSUS 3.0? Any suggestion on proper way to do this? Thanks!

NewellWhite
Fri Jul 11 01:12:00 PDT 2008


"RayRogers" wrote:

> Currently I have WSUS 2.0 server. We use AD group policies to have different
> OU point to this server for updates. I am working on replacing it with new
> server and install WSUS 3.0 instead. Should I just do refresh install? I have
> computer groups on exising old server? Is there a way to carry these settings
> (including the updates downloaded on existing server) over to new server with
> WSUS 3.0? Any suggestion on proper way to do this? Thanks!

I did this two weeks ago.

Just install WSUS3 over your existing WSUS2.
It will detect the existing computer groups and database of
installed/declined updates and preserve them for you in WSUS3.

A fairly idiot-proof point-and-click operation if I managed it!
I had put it off for over a year because it used to be more complicated.

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Regards,
Newell White

Meinolf
Fri Jul 11 02:56:05 PDT 2008

Hello RayRogers,

Normally you can just use the newest version WSUS 3 SP1 and upgrade the server.

Follow this here:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/673902d4-17ee-4769-aaf4-da09524cb8221033.mspx?mfr=true

WSUS 3 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F87B4C5E-4161-48AF-9FF8-A96993C688DF&displaylang=en

Best regards

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> Currently I have WSUS 2.0 server. We use AD group policies to have
> different OU point to this server for updates. I am working on
> replacing it with new server and install WSUS 3.0 instead. Should I
> just do refresh install? I have computer groups on exising old server?
> Is there a way to carry these settings (including the updates
> downloaded on existing server) over to new server with WSUS 3.0? Any
> suggestion on proper way to do this? Thanks!
>