> Sorry. I just relaised that was the server dignostics tool output.
>
> Here is the client one.
>
> WSUS Client Diagnostics Tool
>
> Checking Machine State
> Checking for admin rights to run tool . . . . . . . . . PASS
> Automatic Updates Service is running. . . . . . . . . . PASS
> Background Intelligent Transfer Service is running. . . PASS
> Wuaueng.dll version 5.8.0.2469. . . . . . . . . . . . . PASS
> This version is WSUS 2.0
>
> Checking AU Settings
> AU Option is 3 : Notify Prior to Install. . . . . . . . PASS
> Option is from Policy settings
>
> Checking Proxy Configuration
> Checking for winhttp local machine Proxy settings . . . PASS
> Winhttp local machine access type
> <Direct Connection>
> Winhttp local machine Proxy. . . . . . . . . . NONE
> Winhttp local machine ProxyBypass. . . . . . . NONE
> Checking User IE Proxy settings . . . . . . . . . . . . PASS
> User IE Proxy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NONE
> User IE ProxyByPass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . NONE
> User IE AutoConfig URL Proxy . . . . . . . . . NONE
> User IE AutoDetect
> AutoDetect not in use
>
> Checking Connection to WSUS/SUS Server
> WUServer = SERVER
> WUStatusServer = SERVER
> UseWuServer is enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PASS
>
> VerifyWUServerURL() failed with hr=0x80072ee6
>
> The URL does not use a recognized protocol
>
>
> Press Enter to Complete
>
> "Steve" wrote:
>
> > Lawrence
> >
> > I wasnt sure which option you needed so ran it with the GetConfiguration.
> > Here are the results:
> >
> > C:\Downloads\wsus>wsusDEbugTool /Tool:GetConfiguration
> > Running... GetConfiguration
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Update Services\Server\Setup
> > :
> > Version:3
> > VersionString:3.0.6000.374
> > ConfigurationSource:0
> > ServicePackLevel:0
> > TargetDir:c:\Program Files\Update Services\
> > InstallType:1
> > EnableRemoting:1
> > WsusAdministratorsSid:S-1-5-21-2242979227-755999421-1975211827-1159
> > WSUSReportersSid:S-1-5-21-2242979227-755999421-1975211827-1158
> > SqlServerName:SERVER
> > SqlAuthenticationMode:WindowsAuthentication
> > SqlDatabaseName:SUSDB
> > SqlUserName:
> > SqlEncryptedPassword:
> > SqlInstanceIsRemote:0
> > wYukonInstalled:0
> > IISInstallRevision:3.0.6000.374
> > IISPreviousInstallRevision:
> > IISUninstallConfigFilePath:c:\Program Files\Update
> > Services\setup\Uninst
> > allSettings.xml
> > IISTargetWebSiteCreated:True
> > IISTargetWebSiteIndex:1230540360
> > ContentDir:C:\WSUS
> > SmtpUserPassword:
> > ProxyPassword:
> > PortNumber:8530
> > IIsDynamicCompression:0
> > EncryptionKey:System.Byte[]
> > <NewDataSet>
> > <Table>
> > <ConfigurationID>1</ConfigurationID>
> > <LastConfigChange>2007-05-31T15:23:12.4170000+01:00</LastConfigChange>
> > <DssAnonymousTargeting>false</DssAnonymousTargeting>
> > <IsRegistrationRequired>true</IsRegistrationRequired>
> > <MaxDeltaSyncPeriod>30</MaxDeltaSyncPeriod>
> >
> > <ReportingServiceUrl>
https://stats.update.microsoft.com</ReportingServiceUrl> > >
> > <ServerID>eac01b71-148d-44e8-8327-a02ae00a5e3f</ServerID>
> > <AnonymousCookieExpirationTime>10080</AnonymousCookieExpirationTime>
> >
> > <SimpleTargetingCookieExpirationTime>60</SimpleTargetingCookieExpirationTime
> > >
> >
> > <MaximumServerCookieExpirationTime>10080</MaximumServerCookieExpirationTime>
> >
> > <DssTargetingCookieExpirationTime>240</DssTargetingCookieExpirationTime>
> > <EncryptionKey>9ZIcXHuwVwgXi7xPvsgqTd8nXSkMLJ+s</EncryptionKey>
> > <ServerTargeting>true</ServerTargeting>
> > <SyncToMU>true</SyncToMU>
> > <UpstreamServerName />
> > <ServerPortNumber>80</ServerPortNumber>
> > <UpstreamServerUseSSL>false</UpstreamServerUseSSL>
> > <UseProxy>false</UseProxy>
> > <ProxyName />
> > <ProxyServerPort>80</ProxyServerPort>
> > <AnonymousProxyAccess>true</AnonymousProxyAccess>
> > <ProxyUserName />
> > <HostOnMu>false</HostOnMu>
> >
> > <LocalContentCacheLocation>c:\WSUS\WsusContent\</LocalContentCacheLocation>
> > <ServerSupportsAllLanguages>false</ServerSupportsAllLanguages>
> > <LogLevel>0</LogLevel>
> > <LogPath />
> > <SubscriptionFailureNumberOfRetries>3</SubscriptionFailureNumberOfRetries>
> >
> > <SubscriptionFailureWaitBetweenRetriesTime>15</SubscriptionFailureWaitBetwee
> > nRetriesTime>
> > <DispatchManagerPollingInterval>5</DispatchManagerPollingInterval>
> >
> > <StateMachineTransitionLoggingEnabled>false</StateMachineTransitionLoggingEn
> > abled>
> >
> > <StateMachineTransitionErrorCaptureLength>600</StateMachineTransitionErrorCa
> > ptureLength>
> > <MaxSimultaneousFileDownloads>10</MaxSimultaneousFileDownloads>
> > <MUUrl>
https://www.update.microsoft.com/v6</MUUrl>> > <EventLogFloodProtectTime>10</EventLogFloodProtectTime>
> > <HandshakeAnchor>1360406,2007-06-04 02:16:05.176</HandshakeAnchor>
> > <StatsDotNetWebServiceUri>
http://localhost</StatsDotNetWebServiceUri>> > <QueueFlushTimeInMS>3000</QueueFlushTimeInMS>
> > <QueueFlushCount>100</QueueFlushCount>
> > <QueueRejectCount>500</QueueRejectCount>
> > <SleepTimeAfterErrorInMS>30000</SleepTimeAfterErrorInMS>
> > <LogDestinations>0</LogDestinations>
> > <AutoRefreshDeployments>true</AutoRefreshDeployments>
> > <RedirectorChangeNumber>0</RedirectorChangeNumber>
> > <ImportLocalPath />
> > <UseCookieValidation>true</UseCookieValidation>
> > <AutoPurgeClientEventAgeThreshold>15</AutoPurgeClientEventAgeThreshold>
> > <AutoPurgeServerEventAgeThreshold>90</AutoPurgeServerEventAgeThreshold>
> > <AutoPurgeDetectionPeriod>12</AutoPurgeDetectionPeriod>
> > <DoReportingDataValidation>true</DoReportingDataValidation>
> > <DoReportingSummarization>true</DoReportingSummarization>
> >
> > <MaxNumberOfIdsToRequestDataFromUss>100</MaxNumberOfIdsToRequestDataFromUss>
> >
> > <MaxCoreUpdatesPerRequest>30</MaxCoreUpdatesPerRequest>
> > <MaxExtendedUpdatesPerRequest>50</MaxExtendedUpdatesPerRequest>
> > <DownloadRegulationUrl />
> > <AllowProxyCredentialsOverNonSsl>false</AllowProxyCredentialsOverNonSsl>
> > <LazySync>true</LazySync>
> > <DownloadExpressPackages>false</DownloadExpressPackages>
> > <DoServerSyncCompression>true</DoServerSyncCompression>
> > <ProxyUserDomain />
> > <BitsHealthScanningInterval>3600000</BitsHealthScanningInterval>
> > <BitsDownloadPriorityForeground>false</BitsDownloadPriorityForeground>
> > <MaxXmlPerRequest>200000</MaxXmlPerRequest>
> > <MaxXmlPerRequestInServerSync>2000000</MaxXmlPerRequestInServerSync>
> > <MaxTargetComputers>30000</MaxTargetComputers>
> > <MaxEventInstances>2000000</MaxEventInstances>
> > <LogRolloverFileSizeInBytes>0</LogRolloverFileSizeInBytes>
> > <WUSInstallType>0</WUSInstallType>
> > <ReplicaMode>false</ReplicaMode>
> > <AutoDeployMandatory>true</AutoDeployMandatory>
> > <DeploymentChangeDeferral>30</DeploymentChangeDeferral>
> > <RevisionDeletionTimeThreshold>30</RevisionDeletionTimeThreshold>
> > <RevisionDeletionSizeThreshold>1024</RevisionDeletionSizeThreshold>
> > <CollectClientInventory>false</CollectClientInventory>
> > <DoDetailedRollup>true</DoDetailedRollup>
> > <RollupResetGuid>02f72aca-c711-4b74-b703-f698ddadcfe7</RollupResetGuid>
> > <UssSupportsAllLanguages>true</UssSupportsAllLanguages>
> > <GetContentFromMU>false</GetContentFromMU>
> > <HmDetectIntervalInSeconds>600</HmDetectIntervalInSeconds>
> > <HmRefreshIntervalInSeconds>21600</HmRefreshIntervalInSeconds>
> > <HmCoreDiskSpaceGreenMegabytes>500</HmCoreDiskSpaceGreenMegabytes>
> > <HmCoreDiskSpaceRedMegabytes>200</HmCoreDiskSpaceRedMegabytes>
> > <HmCoreCatalogSyncIntervalInDays>1</HmCoreCatalogSyncIntervalInDays>
> >
> > <HmClientsInstallUpdatesGreenPercent>10</HmClientsInstallUpdatesGreenPercent
> > >
> > <HmClientsInstallUpdatesRedPercent>25</HmClientsInstallUpdatesRedPercent>
> > <HmClientsInventoryGreenPercent>2</HmClientsInventoryGreenPercent>
> > <HmClientsInventoryRedPercent>5</HmClientsInventoryRedPercent>
> > <HmClientsInventoryScanDiffInHours>30</HmClientsInventoryScanDiffInHours>
> > <HmClientsSilentGreenPercent>10</HmClientsSilentGreenPercent>
> > <HmClientsSilentRedPercent>25</HmClientsSilentRedPercent>
> > <HmClientsSilentDays>30</HmClientsSilentDays>
> > <DssRollupChunkSize>5000</DssRollupChunkSize>
> > <MURollupOptin>False</MURollupOptin>
> >
> > <AutoRefreshDeploymentsDeclineExpired>true</AutoRefreshDeploymentsDeclineExp
> > ired>
> > <ServerString>Default</ServerString>
> > <HmCoreFlags>-1</HmCoreFlags>
> > <HmClientsFlags>-1</HmClientsFlags>
> > <HmDatabaseFlags>-1</HmDatabaseFlags>
> > <HmWebServicesFlags>-1</HmWebServicesFlags>
> > <ClientReportingLevel>2</ClientReportingLevel>
> > <LocalPublishingMaxCabSize>384</LocalPublishingMaxCabSize>
> > <DownloadRegulationWebServiceUrl />
> > <LoadOdfLocally>false</LoadOdfLocally>
> > <OdfFilePath />
> > <HmClientsTooManyGreenPercent>80</HmClientsTooManyGreenPercent>
> > <HmClientsTooManyRedPercent>90</HmClientsTooManyRedPercent>
> > <ComputerDeletionTimeThreshold>30</ComputerDeletionTimeThreshold>
> > <ConfigurationChangeNumber>10329</ConfigurationChangeNumber>
> > </Table>
> > </NewDataSet>
> >
> > "Lawrence Garvin (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "Steve" <Steve[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:87BC73B9-F3F3-42E0-9C13-52461FA422B6[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > > >
> > > > Having read further and tried to learn a bit more about this, I realised
> > > > the
> > > > server should be in the Domain Controllers list so I moved it there. I
> > > > then
> > > > created a new group policy calllled WSUS and set the settings for the
> > > > automatic updates. I then linked this to Domain Controllers and rebooted
> > > > the
> > > > server.
> > >
> > > Good. (I should have read your subsequent post before firing off my last
> > > reply.)
> > >
> > > > Still I only see my client PC's on the WSUS window. If I do a search, the
> > > > list shows all my clients but not my server so I cannot get updates
> > > > applied
> > > > to the server as a result.
> > >
> > > Okay.. but now we know where to start diagnostics!
> > >
> > > Run the Client Diagnostic Tool on the SBS2003 server, and post the results.
> > >
> > > > Are there any other ideas as to why WSUS wont list one PC on the network
> > > > which happens to be the server.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dozens... but the odds are good that the CDT will tell us exactly why.
> > >
> > > --
> > > 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> > > .....
> > >
> > >
> > >