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Need to put WSUS database on CDs to transfer to another office

I will be installing WSUS on a Windows 2003 server. It will be a downstream server receiving all of its updates from another server on the network. However, I DO NOT want the database to transfer across the WAN. I have already done that on another server, and it took 4 full days for all of the information to get transferred. It also slowed the network down to a crawl. I need to know exactly where the files are located so that I can burn them onto CDs and physically take them to the other office. I am assuming they are located in C:\WSUS\WsusContent. Does anyone know if that is correct? And will this work?

Thanks!

Netman66

Take the WSUSContent, yes.

There is a utility in Program Files\Microsoft Windows Server Update Services\Tools directory called wsusutil.exe.

You should be able to copy the content manually then using this utility issue a command to reset the content so it reindexes the folder.

TheCleaner

You are talking about a "disconnected WSUS hierarchy".

The walkthrough and info on setting this up is found here:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/Library/bc61fb16-13d4-4b3e-b547-fae6a0d5b7bc1033.mspx

ITBanker

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OK. Here's another thought. I will actually be installing WSUS on a brand new 2003 server. After I get the new server installed, I will copy over the data from the server that is being replaced. Since the current server is already a WSUS server, when I copy over the data, won't those fiiles already be there? I know I will have to install WSUS on the new server, but is it possible that it will see the files that have already been copied over and not try to redownload them? Is there anything specific that I need to do to make this happen?

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ITBanker

ASKER

Thanks for your help! Sorry it took me so long to let you know it worked. Once we did the data export/import, everything worked well.

TheCleaner

Good deal...