I need to reset the 'download this' status of all files "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not[ at ]your.nellie> 5/4/2007 11:07:00 PM Windows Server 2003 (I'll point out that it's not SBS) had WSUS 2 installed. Automatic approval was set to detect only and due to limited space on the server only updates detected as required were approved. WSUS2 was also set to only download approved updates. Server + 7 XP Pro ws's. WSUS3 has been installed and _I think due to the autoapproval rule_ the server suddenly wants to download 14GB of files I don't need. There is not only no space for this (about 5 of 20GB free) but the data transfer will result in the ISP connection being saturated for a significant time and slowed to 64Kbps for the rest of the month once 10GB transfer is reached. SO. I've gone in and set _all_ updates to 'not approved' except those previously declined. I've then removed the auto-approve rule, cancelled the downloads and restarted the server. A soon as WSUS syncs it wants to download 14GB of files again. any thoughts appreciated.

Re: I need to reset the 'download this' status of all files "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> 5/11/2007 12:00:34 AM "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not[ at ]your.nellie> wrote in message news:exulyDqjHHA.3120[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Windows Server 2003 (I'll point out that it's not SBS) had WSUS 2 > installed. Automatic approval was set to detect only and due to limited > space on the server only updates detected as required were approved. WSUS2 > was also set to only download approved updates. Server + 7 XP Pro ws's. > > WSUS3 has been installed and _I think due to the autoapproval rule_ the > server suddenly wants to download 14GB of files I don't need. There is not > only no space for this (about 5 of 20GB free) but the data transfer will > result in the ISP connection being saturated for a significant time and > slowed to 64Kbps for the rest of the month once 10GB transfer is reached. > > SO. I've gone in and set _all_ updates to 'not approved' except those > previously declined. I've then removed the auto-approve rule, cancelled > the downloads and restarted the server. A soon as WSUS syncs it wants to > download 14GB of files again. > > any thoughts appreciated. You need to cancel the already pending download queue requests using BITSADMIN v2.0. As an interim step, while finding the BITSADMIN utility, you can STOP the BITS service and set it to DISABLED. -- Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP Independent WSUS Evangelist MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E Everything you need for WSUS is at http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx And, almost everything else is at http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com .....

Re: I need to reset the 'download this' status of all files "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not[ at ]your.nellie> 5/11/2007 3:01:47 AM tks Lawrence, meanwhile I've got fed up with it and told WSUS to allow all PC's to download direct from MS and also run the 'cleanup wiz', so now all updates are gone from local storage. Having 8 PC's download only what they need was preferable to what WSUS wanted to do. SO, I use BITSADMIN to reset the BITS status to download nothing. I then set WSUS to only download 'approved for install' and auto-approve to 'detect only', also setting all existing updates (except superseded) to 'detect only'. This way any new updates are detected and I can approve for install, at which time they get downloaded, and my now empty file repository will slowly gather required files. Should I add a, say, clean install XPSP2, it will trigger 'detect only' at which time I can 'approve for install' and come back some time later to have the files in the repository and ready to apply to this and any other ws. Key being that I don't want to download files I don't need, 'coz I'm short on space (now 9GB free). "Lawrence Garvin (MVP)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> wrote in message news:uVbUp91kHHA.4676[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not[ at ]your.nellie> wrote in message > news:exulyDqjHHA.3120[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Windows Server 2003 (I'll point out that it's not SBS) had WSUS 2 >> installed. Automatic approval was set to detect only and due to limited >> space on the server only updates detected as required were approved. >> WSUS2 was also set to only download approved updates. Server + 7 XP Pro >> ws's. >> >> WSUS3 has been installed and _I think due to the autoapproval rule_ the >> server suddenly wants to download 14GB of files I don't need. There is >> not only no space for this (about 5 of 20GB free) but the data transfer >> will result in the ISP connection being saturated for a significant time >> and slowed to 64Kbps for the rest of the month once 10GB transfer is >> reached. >> >> SO. I've gone in and set _all_ updates to 'not approved' except those >> previously declined. I've then removed the auto-approve rule, cancelled >> the downloads and restarted the server. A soon as WSUS syncs it wants to >> download 14GB of files again. >> >> any thoughts appreciated. > > > You need to cancel the already pending download queue requests using > BITSADMIN v2.0. > > As an interim step, while finding the BITSADMIN utility, you can STOP the > BITS service and set it to DISABLED. > > > -- > Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP > Independent WSUS Evangelist > MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E > > Everything you need for WSUS is at > http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx > > And, almost everything else is at > http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com > .... > >

Re: I need to reset the 'download this' status of all files "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not[ at ]your.nellie> 5/11/2007 5:42:38 AM if I do a 'bitsadmin /list' on the server currently it lists 0 jobs "Lawrence Garvin (MVP)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> wrote in message news:uVbUp91kHHA.4676[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not[ at ]your.nellie> wrote in message > news:exulyDqjHHA.3120[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Windows Server 2003 (I'll point out that it's not SBS) had WSUS 2 >> installed. Automatic approval was set to detect only and due to limited >> space on the server only updates detected as required were approved. >> WSUS2 was also set to only download approved updates. Server + 7 XP Pro >> ws's. >> >> WSUS3 has been installed and _I think due to the autoapproval rule_ the >> server suddenly wants to download 14GB of files I don't need. There is >> not only no space for this (about 5 of 20GB free) but the data transfer >> will result in the ISP connection being saturated for a significant time >> and slowed to 64Kbps for the rest of the month once 10GB transfer is >> reached. >> >> SO. I've gone in and set _all_ updates to 'not approved' except those >> previously declined. I've then removed the auto-approve rule, cancelled >> the downloads and restarted the server. A soon as WSUS syncs it wants to >> download 14GB of files again. >> >> any thoughts appreciated. > > > You need to cancel the already pending download queue requests using > BITSADMIN v2.0. > > As an interim step, while finding the BITSADMIN utility, you can STOP the > BITS service and set it to DISABLED. > > > -- > Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP > Independent WSUS Evangelist > MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E > > Everything you need for WSUS is at > http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx > > And, almost everything else is at > http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com > .... > >

Re: I need to reset the 'download this' status of all files "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> 5/15/2007 10:40:11 PM "SuperGumby [SBS MVP]" <not[ at ]your.nellie> wrote in message news:ukTEx84kHHA.1624[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > if I do a 'bitsadmin /list' on the server currently it lists 0 jobs [a] You must be logged in as local admin. [b] You must use the /ALLUSERS switch, because the BITS jobs are queued under the "NTAUTHORITY\Network Service" account context. Not using this switch will give you only the jobs for the currently logged in user. -- Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCTS, MCP Independent WSUS Evangelist MVP-Software Distribution (2005-2007) https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=30E00990-8F1D-4774-BD62-D095EB07B36E Everything you need for WSUS is at http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/technologies/featured/wsus/default.mspx And, almost everything else is at http://wsusinfo.onsitechsolutions.com .....