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wsus changed harddrive need advice
hi, (done below tasks and need last bit of advice as not sure)!
note: i backed up - 'system state & wsus' only on a temporary external harddrive
ive now successfully copied my wsus from d:\ to h:\.
question 1. before i proceed i have some concerns described below: ?
old wsus drive:
d:\ drive - it shows as (normal) the below:
wsus
- updateservicesdbfiles - located inside are 2 files as shown:
susdb.mdf - cannot manually delete
susdb_logldf - cannot manually delete
- updateservicespackages - this folder seen but no files inside - ?
- wsuscontent - shows numerous folders/files that have downloaded
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new h:\ drive
when i compare h: drive to d: drive it not identical ?
wsus
- updateservicespackages - no files inside compared to above
- updateservicespackage - this folder is not there at all as above - ?
- wsuscontent - appears to show all files copied as expected
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possible last tasks!
question 2.
if the above is ok i have 2 ideas below of what to do but not sure and if i uninstall i know there can be problems as when i tick those 3 boxes by default to remove wsus totally, this does not happen, so i do not want to go ahead unless im totally correct. ?
possible task 1
reformat d:\ and increase harddrive size
copy h:\ drive back to d:\
possible task 2
uninstall wsus 3.0, but dont tick to remove the uninstall wsus files that are prompted
reformat d:\ and increase harddrive size
copy h:\ drive back to d:\
re-install wsus 3.0
note: i backed up - 'system state & wsus' only on a temporary external harddrive
ive now successfully copied my wsus from d:\ to h:\.
question 1. before i proceed i have some concerns described below: ?
old wsus drive:
d:\ drive - it shows as (normal) the below:
wsus
- updateservicesdbfiles - located inside are 2 files as shown:
susdb.mdf - cannot manually delete
susdb_logldf - cannot manually delete
- updateservicespackages - this folder seen but no files inside - ?
- wsuscontent - shows numerous folders/files that have downloaded
--------------------------
new h:\ drive
when i compare h: drive to d: drive it not identical ?
wsus
- updateservicespackages - no files inside compared to above
- updateservicespackage - this folder is not there at all as above - ?
- wsuscontent - appears to show all files copied as expected
--------------------------
possible last tasks!
question 2.
if the above is ok i have 2 ideas below of what to do but not sure and if i uninstall i know there can be problems as when i tick those 3 boxes by default to remove wsus totally, this does not happen, so i do not want to go ahead unless im totally correct. ?
possible task 1
reformat d:\ and increase harddrive size
copy h:\ drive back to d:\
possible task 2
uninstall wsus 3.0, but dont tick to remove the uninstall wsus files that are prompted
reformat d:\ and increase harddrive size
copy h:\ drive back to d:\
re-install wsus 3.0
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i have carried out (task 2) and restarted wsus domain server
just as a double check i have attempted to re-install wsus 3.0 sp1 but now it states that:
"windows cannot access the specified device pather or file. you may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item"
note: i am using the administrator domain account as usual and this has never happened before!!
what a total waste of hours days and time!!!!!!!!!!
i even downloaded 'windows installer cleanup utility', from the internet and it states:
"msicuu2.exe is not a valid win32 application"
again what a load of.....waste of time as my machines are all 32bit.
http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php?p=18442&t=5&i=1
just as a double check i have attempted to re-install wsus 3.0 sp1 but now it states that:
"windows cannot access the specified device pather or file. you may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item"
note: i am using the administrator domain account as usual and this has never happened before!!
what a total waste of hours days and time!!!!!!!!!!
i even downloaded 'windows installer cleanup utility', from the internet and it states:
"msicuu2.exe is not a valid win32 application"
again what a load of.....waste of time as my machines are all 32bit.
http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php?p=18442&t=5&i=1
On that cleanup utility, right-click and go to the properties. See if there is an option at the bottom to "unblock." I have seen Windows block downloaded files before and you will get a similar error.
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h rbarnhardt, yes i had a look in properties and (administrators) was there with full access.
no 'unblock' seen! :(
i have now ignored my wsus backup and re-installed clean & currently dowloading updates which may take some days to complete as my machines are alrready installed to 99% already via wsus before i my harddrive needed increasing in size!!
no 'unblock' seen! :(
i have now ignored my wsus backup and re-installed clean & currently dowloading updates which may take some days to complete as my machines are alrready installed to 99% already via wsus before i my harddrive needed increasing in size!!
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hi rbranhardt, i forgot to mention after restoring via my backup it appeared to return the below files automatically which was good.
susdb.mdf
susdb.ldf
note: as i could not still install 'ms clean utility', i have since completed a clean win 2003/wus install and now my wsus is at 100% updated.
so all appears well now
once my isa 2006 domain member server has been viewed via wsus then i will do backup as all will be well at that point.
ok so the 'wsusutil.exe movement' command auto takes care of stopping services needed to complete this task - ok good to know.
could not carryout complete task as using windows internal database and not sql
apprecicated for advice
susdb.mdf
susdb.ldf
note: as i could not still install 'ms clean utility', i have since completed a clean win 2003/wus install and now my wsus is at 100% updated.
so all appears well now
once my isa 2006 domain member server has been viewed via wsus then i will do backup as all will be well at that point.
ok so the 'wsusutil.exe movement' command auto takes care of stopping services needed to complete this task - ok good to know.
could not carryout complete task as using windows internal database and not sql
apprecicated for advice
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sound advice!! appreciated
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(i really appreciate those links but cannot do due to below explanation):
that is correct i have not moved the following:
susdb.mdf
susdb.ldf
1st possible solution
task 1. - completed
- i have logged on locally not on the domain
- i have access windows task manager and selected processess tab and stopped a few services
- copied the following files sucessfully from d:\ to h:\ drive temporarily!! (successful)
d:\wsus\updateservicesdbfi
susdb.mdf
susdb.ldf
2nd possible solution: not carried out yet
task 2.
uninstall wsus 3.0 but will not remove the following:
- wsus sp2 database
- log files
- downloaded update files
task 3.
copy back database from h:\ drive to original d:\ drive
task 4.
copy manually back the following: from h:\ back to original d:\ drive:
d:\wsus\updateservicesdbfi
susdb.mdf
susdb.ldf
task 5.
re-install wsus to hopefully reconnect/sync
question 2. will my idea above be successfull ?