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  • Monday, July 16, 2012 8:07 PM
     
     
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    Hi, we are currently running Update Services v3.2.7600.226 on Server 2003 R2 Standard.  Is there a more recent version of WSUS that we should be running?

    Thanks

    Hank Vare

     

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  • Monday, July 16, 2012 8:29 PM
     
     
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    Am 16.07.2012 schrieb techrep43:

    Hi, we are currently running Update Services v3.2.7600.226 on Server 2003 R2 Standard.  Is there a more recent version of WSUS that we should be running?

    The WSUS you are running is current:
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939892%28WS.10%29.aspx

    Winfried

    http://www.microsoft.com/germany/windowsserver2003/technologien/updateservices/default.mspx
    http://www.wsuswiki.com/Home


     
  • Monday, July 16, 2012 9:50 PM
     
     
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    Am 16.07.2012 schrieb techrep43:

    Hi, we are currently running Update Services v3.2.7600.226 on Server 2003 R2 Standard.  Is there a more recent version of WSUS that we should be running?

    The WSUS you are running is actual:
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939892%28WS.10%29.aspx

    Winfried

    http://www.microsoft.com/germany/windowsserver2003/technologien/updateservices/default.mspx
    http://www.wsuswiki.com/Home


    What do you mean by 'actual' - is it the latest (226)?
     
  • Tuesday, July 17, 2012 5:00 AM
     
     
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    Am 16.07.2012 schrieb hunkim23:

    What do you mean by 'actual' - is it the latest (226)?

    Yes, it is the latest at this time.

    Winfried

    http://www.microsoft.com/germany/windowsserver2003/technologien/updateservices/default.mspx
    http://www.wsuswiki.com/Home

     
  • Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:59 PM
     
     
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    Thanks for the clarification.

    Hank Vare

     
  • Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:59 AM
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    Am 16.07.2012 schrieb hunkim23:

    What do you mean by 'actual' - is it the latest (226)?

    Yes, it is the latest at this time.

    Winfried

    http://www.microsoft.com/germany/windowsserver2003/technologien/updateservices/default.mspx
    http://www.wsuswiki.com/Home


    NICE.

    James Xiong

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  • Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:36 PM
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    Hi, we are currently running Update Services v3.2.7600.226 on Server 2003 R2 Standard.  Is there a more recent version of WSUS that we should be running?

    Yes, you need to apply KB2720211, which will upgrade your WSUS server to v3.2.7600.251 - which is the latest version.

    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
    Product Manager, SolarWinds
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
    My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

     
  • Thursday, July 19, 2012 7:16 PM
     
     
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    I have installed updates for our WSUS server which included KB2720211, and confirmed in IE update history that this update was successful.  However when I open the WSUS console and click Help > About Update Services it still reports 3.2.7600.226. 

    Is there an additional step I need in order to get up to .251?

    Hank Vare

     
  • Friday, July 20, 2012 1:10 AM
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    Help > About Update Services it still reports 3.2.7600.226.

    The 'About Update Services' dialog is not updated by this patch. Look on the Update Services node of the console, in the Connections section of the main display. The current version of WSUS is displayed.

    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
    Product Manager, SolarWinds
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
    My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

     
  • Friday, July 20, 2012 3:28 PM
     
     
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    When I highlight the Update Services node at the top of the left pane, I do not see a Connections section in the middle pane nor do I see anything denoting a version number.

    Referencing the following article - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939828(v=ws.10).aspx - looking at the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Update Services\Server\Setup

    VersionString = 3.2.7600.226

    Hank Vare

     
  • Friday, July 20, 2012 7:37 PM
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    When I highlight the Update Services node at the top of the left pane, I do not see a Connections section in the middle pane nor do I see anything denoting a version number.

    Referencing the following article - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd939828(v=ws.10).aspx - looking at the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Update Services\Server\Setup

    VersionString = 3.2.7600.226

    Hank Vare

    In the *CONSOLE* -- not in the registry!

    As I previously said -- the "About Update Services" dialog is not updated. Neither, apparently, is this registry value. No great surprise, really, this update is an MSP patch update, which typically do not update such things -- particularly when they're rushed out the door in a hurry.

    However, the *CONSOLE* is updated. So please look in the console as I suggested.

    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
    Product Manager, SolarWinds
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
    My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

     
  • Friday, July 20, 2012 8:50 PM
     
     
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    Thanks, but I understand what the WSUS console is.  Please re-read my previous post - I clearly mention not being able to see any "Connections" section in the console as per your post.  I only looked into the registry *after* not seeing what you were referring to.

    So instead of repeating your advice about the "About Update Services" not being updated (which I understood the first time) maybe we can try to figure out why I'm not see this "Connections" section of the console that you referred to?

    Hank Vare

     
  • Friday, July 20, 2012 11:57 PM
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    I clearly mention not being able to see any "Connections" section in the console as per your post. 

    If you don't have any nodes under the Update Services node, or you don't have a status display on the Update Services node, then either the console (if a remote console) is fatally broken, or if on the WSUS server itself - you may have a broken WSUS installation. (Possibly as a result of a defective installation of KB2720211.)

    Incidentally is this on a Windows Server 2003 system with a separate MMC-based WSUS console... or is this a Win2008(R2) system, where the WSUS console is integrated into Server Manager?

    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
    Product Manager, SolarWinds
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
    My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

     
  • Monday, July 23, 2012 10:14 PM
     
     
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    I do have all of the nodes under Update Services: Updates, Computers, Downstream Servers, etc.  I also do have a status display on the Update Services node displaying our WSUS server's Computer and Update status.  What I do *not* see is a version number anywhere in the main display which you mentioned a few posts back.

    We're running Windows Server 2003 R2.

    Hank Vare

     
  • Tuesday, July 24, 2012 1:45 PM
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    I also do have a status display on the Update Services node displaying our WSUS server's Computer and Update status.

    Excellent.

    • What is to the right of the "Computer Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section?
    • What is to the right of the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section?
    • What is underneath the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section?
    • What is to the right of whatever is underneath the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section?

    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
    Product Manager, SolarWinds
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
    My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

     
  • Tuesday, July 24, 2012 3:02 PM
     
     
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    • What is to the right of the "Computer Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section? - to the right is the Computers with errors, needing updates, and installed/na stats.
    • What is to the right of the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section? - same stats here: errors, Updates needed, installed/na.
    • What is underneath the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section? - there is just white space underneath the Update Status and Computer Status sections, nothing is there.
    • What is to the right of whatever is underneath the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section? - in the right (Actions) pane there is Connect to Server, View, New Window, Refresh, Help, then just white space under those options.

    Hank Vare

     
  • Tuesday, July 24, 2012 7:49 PM
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    • What is to the right of the "Computer Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section? - to the right is the Computers with errors, needing updates, and installed/na stats.
    • What is to the right of the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section? - same stats here: errors, Updates needed, installed/na.
    • What is underneath the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section? - there is just white space underneath the Update Status and Computer Status sections, nothing is there.
    • What is to the right of whatever is underneath the "Update Status" pie chart in the "Overview" section? - in the right (Actions) pane there is Connect to Server, View, New Window, Refresh, Help, then just white space under those options.

    Hank Vare

    Okay... let me try a shot in the dark.  Is your console running in a web browser?

    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
    Product Manager, SolarWinds
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
    My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

     
  • Tuesday, July 24, 2012 7:54 PM
     
     
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    Not a browser, we run our WSUS server in a VM and access it via the VMWare Infrastructure Client.

    Hank Vare

     
  • Wednesday, July 25, 2012 5:00 PM
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    Okay, I know what's happening. My misunderstanding.

    Under your Update Services node, in the standalone console (but not in the Server Manager console - which I was allowing to cloud my judgment), there is a node for yur WSUS server. Please select that node, and there you will find in the bottom right corner of the Overview section, the version of your WSUS server.

    Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA, MCSA
    Product Manager, SolarWinds
    Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2012)
    My MVP Profile: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Lawrence.Garvin

     
  • Wednesday, July 25, 2012 6:12 PM
     
     
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    I see it now and confirmed we're running .251.  Thanks!

    Hank Vare