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Windows 2016 Data Center fails to update

I just built two Windows 2016 Datacenter Cluster Servers for testing in my vCenter VM environment.
I have a Windows 2016 DataCenter VM which is the Domain Controller which works great.

On the two cluster servers I installed a program WindowsUpdateNiotifier which works similar to the old windows update icon in the system tray I use this on all my Windows 8 and up machines and works great.

The source for my updates is my Windows 2012 R2 WSUS server
Both cluster servers are registered in WSUS

When I try to apply the updates I get this message.

We couldn't connect to the update service. We'll try again later, or you can check now. If it still doesn't work, make sure your're connected to the internet.

Retry

I retry and retry no luck

How can I force the Windows 2016 to search MS online for updates too

The Windows 2016 Data Center Domain Controller works fine with updates from My WSUS server just these two puzzled

Thanks

Seth Simmons

this update notifier? the one that says "no windows 10 support" which also means no 2016 support?

https://wun.codeplex.com/

in update and security, there is a link to manually check for updates directly from microsoft

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Seth,

Thanks for the reply.

that is the notifier I am using and it does run on windows 10 and my other windows 2016 server

see attached.

I do not see link

thoughts

Note,

When I click on the retry button I see it trying and then the updates show and starting downloading but it fails with error I listed in my first post It does try
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I have event tried using powershell

PS C:\Users\administrator.HOME> get-windowsupdate

ComputerName Status KB          Size Title
------------ ------ --          ---- -----
TGCS020-2016 ------ KB4035631  11 MB 2017-08 Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB4035631)
TGCS020-2016 ------ KB4038782   1 GB 2017-09 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB4038...
TGCS020-2016 ------ KB2267602 301 MB Definition Update for Windows Defender - KB2267602 (Definition 1.251.1225.0)

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PS C:\Users\administrator.HOME> install-windowsupdate

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "2017-08 Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB4035631)[11 MB]?" on target
"TGCS020-2016".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): a

X Status     KB          Size Title
- ------     --          ---- -----
3 Failed     KB4035631  11 MB 2017-08 Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB4035631)
3 Failed     KB4038782   1 GB 2017-09 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB4038782)
3 Failed     KB2267602 301 MB Definition Update for Windows Defender - KB2267602 (Definition 1.251.1225.0)


PS C:\Users\administrator.HOME>


in the reportinevents.log   I get this
{B18C9270-D6B9-4B21-82BB-758C181EEA28}	2017-09-21 21:21:13:493-0400	1	156 [AGENT_STATUS_30]	101	{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}	0	0	UpdateOrchestrator	Success	Pre-Deployment Check	Reporting client status.
{85137219-BEEA-45BA-BF68-D6FFD1A0E95C}	2017-09-21 21:21:14:103-0400	1	161 [AGENT_DOWNLOAD_FAILED]	101	{0AB6830D-02E6-46FB-83C7-F0627C80F976}	202	80072ee6	UpdateOrchestrator	Failure	Content Download	Error: Download failed.
{69C1D14E-EFD2-4421-AA62-3EC998E89161}	2017-09-21 21:21:14:868-0400	1	161 [AGENT_DOWNLOAD_FAILED]	101	{E895239D-88AD-4AC3-B68F-8ABB6B489D19}	200	80072ee6	UpdateOrchestrator	Failure	Content Download	Error: Download failed.
{92303745-4B32-4194-90A2-FFFB3ECAAE52}	2017-09-21 21:21:14:931-0400	1	161 [AGENT_DOWNLOAD_FAILED]	101	{83989D2E-3F0A-45EC-829E-24FD2A1BF223}	200	80072ee6	UpdateOrchestrator	Failure	Content Download	Error: Download failed.

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Seth,

I am missing the "Check Online for Updates from Microsoft" on both Servers.
I checked on my Windows 2016 DC and it shows there.

Why would it not show on these two servers?

Thanks

Tom

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still struggling on this one

Anyone out there that might know why this is happening?

Seth Simmons

are those servers configured for wsus?
is there a gpo in place for it?
do they appear in the console?
is there a firewall or other network configuration that is preventing access from those 2 servers?

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Resolved

After I manually downloaded the updates from the catalog site I installed and restarted the servers and both came back with the link now and updates from my wsus server are working