Are Automatic Updates with SUS working???

In this Article, I will explain how to test SUS for Automatic Updates. Now, SUS is installed and AU clients are configured (happily I assume), but, hey how will you check if everything is working, like how will you TEST the functionality. Let’s put this again in simple steps;

 

  • TEST SUS: First, make sure it’s synchronizing with Microsoft Update Server daily, looking at Synchronization & Application Event logs and then, do nothing, yes simply nothing, that’s it. Isn’t that simple??

Succesful Sync:

Automatic Sync Started- Thursday, May 26, 2005 1:00:12 AM
Software Update Services is up to date. No changes were required during  synchronization.

Sync Finished-Thursday, May 26, 2005 1:01:00 AM

SUS_Sync_Log

Failed Sync:

Automatic Sync Started- Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:00:01 AM Failed
Updates Added:
None
Updates Removed:
None
Reissued Update(s):
None
Errors:
Failed to download from URL 'http://www.msus.windowsupdate.com/msus/v1/aucatalog1.cab'. (Error 0x80072EFD: Unable to connect to the server.)
Sync Finished-Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:00:01 AM

SUS_Failed_Sync

To resolve this error, have a look at Troubleshooting Error 0x80072efd

 

  • Test Automatic Updates: This is more important for Automatic Updates, as SUS will only approve updates but it has to be pulled by the AU client only.  
    1. First, you have got to make sure AU gets appropriate settings via GPO…. But how?? Very simple, just do a simple Reg query from command prompt; Reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate" /s as shown below; 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

    WUServer                    REG_SZ http://Your-SUS-ServerIP/Hostname

    WUStatusServer              REG_SZ http://Your-SUServerIP/Hostname

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU

    NoAutoUpdate              REG_DWORD       0x0

    AUOptions                    REG_DWORD      0x4

    ScheduledInstallDay       REG_DWORD      0x0

    ScheduledInstallTime      REG_DWORD       0x3

    UseWUServer                REG_DWORD      0x1

    RescheduleWaitTime       REG_DWORD       0x1e

 

    1. Have a look at C:\Windows\Windows Update.log for successful detection. 

2005-02-24 08:31:34  05:31:34   Success   IUENGINE       Starting

2005-02-24 08:31:48  05:31:48   Success   IUENGINE       Determining machine configuration

2005-02-24 08:31:58  05:31:58   Success   IUENGINE       Querying software update catalog from http://192.151.106.57/autoupdate/getmanifest.asp

2005-02-24 08:31:59  05:31:59   Success   IUENGINE       Determining machine configuration

2005-02-24 08:32:00  05:32:00   Success   IUENGINE       Querying software update catalog from http://192.151.106.57/autoupdate/getmanifest.asp

2005-02-24 08:32:00  05:32:00   Success   IUENGINE       Determining machine configuration

2005-02-24 08:32:00  05:32:00   Success   IUENGINE       Querying software update catalog from http://192.151.106.57/autoupdate/getmanifest.asp

2005-02-24 08:32:42  05:32:42   Success   IUENGINE       Determining machine configuration

2005-02-24 08:32:42  05:32:42   Error     IUENGINE       Querying software update catalog from http://192.151.106.57/autoupdatedrivers/getmanifest.asp (Error 0x80190194)

2005-02-24 08:32:43  05:32:43   Success   IUENGINE       Shutting down

 

Note: You can ignore Error 0x80190194. More on

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326596

Happy Reading!
Mohammed Athif Khaleel
MVP - SUS / WSUS
Windows Server Update Services Wiki
http://www.wsuswiki.com/Athifs
"Save the Internet. Keep all Systems Patched"

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Published Sunday, April 17, 2005 9:20 PM by Mohammed Athif Khaleel
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