WSUS (I'm sick of it's size).
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From: Jeff Hunter on 5 Jan 2010 20:51 Okay, I'm sick of my c:\wsus\mssql$wsus\data\susdb.mdf file. Middle of last year it was 3.39GB. Now it's over 6GB. Can I just stop using this service (which I assume is the service that hands the Windows updates to my 6 Windows XP workstations from my SBS2003 SP2 box) and let ALL my computers just get their updates directly from Microsoft? I'm down to less than a 1GB on my server and it sometimes dips down to 400MB (my C: partition is 25GB). I've cleaned everything I know to clean. I've moved everything but WSUS and my antivirus software to my D: partition. I'm pulling my hair out. Anybody have any suggestions? On my Windows Server Update Servers window it says I have Build 2.0.0.2620.
From: SteveB on 5 Jan 2010 22:34 I suggest you do move the WSUS content and susdb.mdf to another partition or drive. Have you also followed the MS white paper for moving other data including Exchange to another partition or drive? http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708031(WS.10).aspx "Jeff Hunter" <jhunter(a)huntercomputerinc.com> wrote in message news:8d036a95-6a4e-4067-b208-663de2f92c2b(a)k9g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... > Okay, I'm sick of my c:\wsus\mssql$wsus\data\susdb.mdf file. Middle of > last year it was 3.39GB. Now it's over 6GB. Can I just stop using this > service (which I assume is the service that hands the Windows updates > to my 6 Windows XP workstations from my SBS2003 SP2 box) and let ALL > my computers just get their updates directly from Microsoft? I'm down > to less than a 1GB on my server and it sometimes dips down to 400MB > (my C: partition is 25GB). I've cleaned everything I know to clean. > I've moved everything but WSUS and my antivirus software to my D: > partition. I'm pulling my hair out. Anybody have any suggestions? > > On my Windows Server Update Servers window it says I have Build > 2.0.0.2620.
From: Cliff Galiher on 6 Jan 2010 01:44 6 gigs is really not much in the scheme of things. If you are so tight on space that you can't spare 6 gigs them you probably have bigger issues. Just an opinion. But with that said, I'd recommend continuing to use WSUS for patch management. If you start allowing each workstation to use Windows Update then you get no central reporting, no gaurantee that your workstations are secure with the latest security updates, and ultimately that puts your entire network at risk. Instead you should look at updating to WSUSv3 which has better management tools for cleaning up the database, pruning old data, etc. Also, if you are comfortable with making advanced changes, you can tailor which updates WSUS even looks for. If you prune out the products you know aren't in your network, and in particular avoid *drivers*, your database size can be much more manageable. -Cliff "Jeff Hunter" <jhunter(a)huntercomputerinc.com> wrote in message news:8d036a95-6a4e-4067-b208-663de2f92c2b(a)k9g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... > Okay, I'm sick of my c:\wsus\mssql$wsus\data\susdb.mdf file. Middle of > last year it was 3.39GB. Now it's over 6GB. Can I just stop using this > service (which I assume is the service that hands the Windows updates > to my 6 Windows XP workstations from my SBS2003 SP2 box) and let ALL > my computers just get their updates directly from Microsoft? I'm down > to less than a 1GB on my server and it sometimes dips down to 400MB > (my C: partition is 25GB). I've cleaned everything I know to clean. > I've moved everything but WSUS and my antivirus software to my D: > partition. I'm pulling my hair out. Anybody have any suggestions? > > On my Windows Server Update Servers window it says I have Build > 2.0.0.2620.
From: Jef Hun on 6 Jan 2010 07:06 Yes, I have followed this white paper with respect to moving everything, including Exchange, to my D: drive. I haven't yet moved WSUS. Overnight, my C: drive got down to 300MB. In the next day or two, it will probably pop up to 2-3GB. I don't feel like I have enough disk space to even upgrade my WSUS version 2 to version 3 (so I can prune it). What do you think? On Jan 5, 10:34 pm, "SteveB" <newsgr...(a)public.lan> wrote: > I suggest you do move the WSUS content and susdb.mdf to another partition or > drive. Have you also followed the MS white paper for moving other data > including Exchange to another partition or drive? > > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc708031(WS.10).aspx > > "Jeff Hunter" <jhun...(a)huntercomputerinc.com> wrote in message > > news:8d036a95-6a4e-4067-b208-663de2f92c2b(a)k9g2000vbl.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Okay, I'm sick of my c:\wsus\mssql$wsus\data\susdb.mdf file. Middle of > > last year it was 3.39GB. Now it's over 6GB. Can I just stop using this > > service (which I assume is the service that hands the Windows updates > > to my 6 Windows XP workstations from my SBS2003 SP2 box) and let ALL > > my computers just get their updates directly from Microsoft? I'm down > > to less than a 1GB on my server and it sometimes dips down to 400MB > > (my C: partition is 25GB). I've cleaned everything I know to clean. > > I've moved everything but WSUS and my antivirus software to my D: > > partition. I'm pulling my hair out. Anybody have any suggestions? > > > On my Windows Server Update Servers window it says I have Build > > 2.0.0.2620.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
From: James Hurrell "j_a_hurrell at hotmail on 6 Jan 2010 09:04
On 06/01/2010 12:06, Jef Hun wrote: > Yes, I have followed this white paper with respect to moving > everything, including Exchange, to my D: drive. I haven't yet moved > WSUS. > > Overnight, my C: drive got down to 300MB. In the next day or two, it > will probably pop up to 2-3GB. > > > I don't feel like I have enough disk space to even upgrade my WSUS > version 2 to version 3 (so I can prune it). What do you think? > I'd simply move the WSUS data to another drive or partition. This will instantly free up a lot of room on your system drive. I run WSUS 2 (I find it's perfectly adequate for 5 users) and my database is around 6GB... Like others have said, trim down what it downloads though - drivers especially. |