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Here are the step by steps I use in each WSUS migration:<br />
<a href="https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852339.aspx" rel="ugc">https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852339.aspx</a>
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Here are the step by steps I use in each WSUS migration:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852339.aspx [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852339.aspx]

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i built a WSUS 2012 server and i need to point the PC's to the new server<br />
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i was wondering why i would need to copy data/ updates from the old server to the new one? is this necessary
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i built a WSUS 2012 server and i need to point the PC's to the new server

i was wondering why i would need to copy data/ updates from the old server to the new one? is this necessary

Moving to a new WSUS server

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), previously known as Software Update Services (SUS), is a computer program developed by Microsoft that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers.