Moving to a New WSUS server

Alex Sage

I updated the DNS record. Anything else I need to do?

Going from 2008R2 to 2012 - all ports are the same

Alex Sage

No computer are showing up yet, but if I remember correctly from last time, it takes a while.

Dashrender

you updated the DNS record? I assume this means you created a dedicated DNS name for WSUS and you're using the host name?

Alex Sage

@Dashrender Just an A Record

wrx7m

Did you migrate the DB or are you just setting it up from scratch on the new server? Here is the migration guide, in case anyone needs it.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh852339.aspx

I did this about a year ago. Wasn't too bad. Make sure to update your GPO to reflect the new server name.

Alex Sage

New Server. It's been 24 hours and it's still not working - Something is wrong.

bbigford

@aaronstuder said in Moving to a New WSUS server:

New Server. It's been 24 hours and it's still not working - Something is wrong.

Need to make sure you change your GPO.

bbigford

@BBigford said in Moving to a New WSUS server:

@aaronstuder said in Moving to a New WSUS server:

New Server. It's been 24 hours and it's still not working - Something is wrong.

Need to make sure you change your GPO.

Let me find my settings....

This will show for servers as I control those. I could care less about client updates so those get dealt with by Microsoft, and troubleshooting on an as-needed basis if there is an issue like "after an update, my Outlook opens in Safe Mode".

bbigford

bbigford

@BBigford said in Moving to a New WSUS server:

If you changed the hostname or port on that server, nothing's going to work if you haven't adjusted the GPO.

Alex Sage

@BBigford Thanks!

On WSUS 3.2 and earlier, port 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS
On WSUS 6.2 and later (at least Windows Server 2012), port 8530 for HTTP and 8531 for HTTPS

bbigford

@aaronstuder said in Moving to a New WSUS server:

@BBigford Thanks!

On WSUS 3.2 and earlier, port 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS
On WSUS 6.2 and later (at least Windows Server 2012), port 8530 for HTTP and 8531 for HTTPS

Yeah I probably should have specified the right port numbers. I've watched the sun come up for two days with no sleep so I'm a little hallucinogenic at work right now.

Alex Sage

@BBigford No Problem. Once I realized that the port numbers change, I realized the issue right away.

Clients are being seen by the WSUS server now

bbigford

@aaronstuder said in Moving to a New WSUS server:

@BBigford No Problem. Once I realized that the port numbers change, I realized the issue right away.

Clients are being seen by the WSUS server now

Sweet!