WSUS3.0 not synchronizing suddenly "mlai" <mlai[ at ]community.nospam> 6/13/2007 2:44:27 AM Had WSUS3.0 installed and it worked initially without a hitch. However, since May28, it has stopped synchronizing. I checked the event logs and there were no errors. In fact, the synchronization does not even start. The client machines are still updating their status with the WSUS3.0 server and the admin interface shows the last synch on May28 and no failure and no success since. Anything I can do to rectify? If I reinstall the WSUS3.0, will it kill the existing database and will I have to start all over again?

Re: WSUS3.0 not synchronizing suddenly "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> 6/13/2007 3:55:09 AM "mlai" <mlai[ at ]community.nospam> wrote in message news:%23BSwDTWrHHA.1380[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Had WSUS3.0 installed and it worked initially without a hitch. However, > since May28, it has stopped synchronizing. I checked the event logs and > there were no errors. In fact, the synchronization does not even start. > The client machines are still updating their status with the WSUS3.0 > server and the admin interface shows the last synch on May28 and no > failure and no success since. > > Anything I can do to rectify? If I reinstall the WSUS3.0, will it kill > the existing database and will I have to start all over again? No... but if it's not starting, did you check the Options | Synchronization Options screen and make sure the sync is still *scheduled*? -- 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: WSUS3.0 not synchronizing suddenly "mlai" <mlai[ at ]community.nospam> 6/13/2007 10:00:14 AM Yes the sync is still scheduled. Got it fixed. Turns out that the update service didn't start. I had no idea why because there were no error in the event log (checked application and system). No evidence that it even tried to start since May 28. But once I manually started the service, everything is fine now. I could figure out why it didn't start, though. The server was rebooted on May28 due to a unscheduled power outage.... "Lawrence Garvin (MVP)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> wrote in message news:#CpPl6WrHHA.4548[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > "mlai" <mlai[ at ]community.nospam> wrote in message > news:%23BSwDTWrHHA.1380[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Had WSUS3.0 installed and it worked initially without a hitch. However, >> since May28, it has stopped synchronizing. I checked the event logs and >> there were no errors. In fact, the synchronization does not even start. >> The client machines are still updating their status with the WSUS3.0 >> server and the admin interface shows the last synch on May28 and no >> failure and no success since. >> >> Anything I can do to rectify? If I reinstall the WSUS3.0, will it kill >> the existing database and will I have to start all over again? > > No... but if it's not starting, did you check the Options | > Synchronization Options screen and make sure the sync is still > *scheduled*? > > -- > 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: WSUS3.0 not synchronizing suddenly "Lawrence Garvin \(MVP\)" <onsitech[ at ]community.nospam> 6/13/2007 10:28:11 PM "mlai" <mlai[ at ]community.nospam> wrote in message news:u5$RlGarHHA.4992[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Yes the sync is still scheduled. Got it fixed. Turns out that the update > service didn't start. I had no idea why because there were no error in > the event log (checked application and system). No evidence that it even > tried to start since May 28. But once I manually started the service, > everything is fine now. > > I could figure out why it didn't start, though. The server was rebooted > on May28 due to a unscheduled power outage.... I'd venture a guess that the service startup timed out as a result of your unscheduled system reboot on 5/28. If that's the case, there should be a System Event Log entry noting that a service did not startup. -- 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 .....