Problem when adding a replica server to WSUS environment

I have an issue with a WSUS replica server that I am having problems to
understand.

Background: We have a WSUS 3.0 SP1 installation running on Windows 2003 SP2
with the database running on a separate SQL 2005 server and we wish to move
the WSUS installation (not the database) to another server (virtual VM).

After reading various articles it sounded fairly straight forward with
version 3.0:

-Install WSUS on the new server as a replica.
-Synchronize all content and settings.
-Redirect GPO setting for clients to the new server.

Have I missed something?

The problem: After installing the second server as a replica it appears that
the first server has become a replica instead (???) when looking in the
Update Services console.

If I connect to the newly installed server with the console and change the
configuration in “update source and proxy server� it changes the setting for
both servers as if this was a global setting, am I doing something wrong?

If I connect to the “old� server it sees itself as an upstream server in the
“downstream servers� option in the MMC. If I connect to the newly installed
server it sees the “old� server as a replica and itself as the “upstream
server�, does it make any sense?

I’m sorry if it’s not very clear but I find it confusing and difficult to
describe the problem.

Please post this to the WSUS Team as they made need to collect information
from both machines.

Here is the link to the WSUS newsgroup:
microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

Diana [MSFT]

Diana Smith [MSFT] <diasmith@hotmail.com>
CSS Security Team

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"Emile" <Emile@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:796DAACF-3C9E-49B7-9E94-08160835F49B@microsoft.com...
>I have an issue with a WSUS replica server that I am having problems to
> understand.
>
> Background: We have a WSUS 3.0 SP1 installation running on Windows 2003
> SP2
> with the database running on a separate SQL 2005 server and we wish to
> move
> the WSUS installation (not the database) to another server (virtual VM).
>
> After reading various articles it sounded fairly straight forward with
> version 3.0:
>
> -Install WSUS on the new server as a replica.
> -Synchronize all content and settings.
> -Redirect GPO setting for clients to the new server.
>
> Have I missed something?
>
> The problem: After installing the second server as a replica it appears
> that
> the first server has become a replica instead (???) when looking in the
> Update Services console.
>
> If I connect to the newly installed server with the console and change the
> configuration in “update source and proxy server� it changes the setting
> for
> both servers as if this was a global setting, am I doing something wrong?
>
> If I connect to the “old� server it sees itself as an upstream server in
> the
> “downstream servers� option in the MMC. If I connect to the newly
> installed
> server it sees the “old� server as a replica and itself as the “upstream
> server�, does it make any sense?
>
> I’m sorry if it’s not very clear but I find it confusing and difficult to
> describe the problem.
>

Right pew, wrong church. Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup
(microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services) via crosspost as a
convenience to OP.

On the web:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities... date_services

In your newsreader:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...pdate_services
--
~PA Bear


Emile wrote:
> I have an issue with a WSUS replica server that I am having problems to
> understand.
>
> Background: We have a WSUS 3.0 SP1 installation running on Windows 2003
> SP2
> with the database running on a separate SQL 2005 server and we wish to
> move
> the WSUS installation (not the database) to another server (virtual VM).
>
> After reading various articles it sounded fairly straight forward with
> version 3.0:
>
> -Install WSUS on the new server as a replica.
> -Synchronize all content and settings.
> -Redirect GPO setting for clients to the new server.
>
> Have I missed something?
>
> The problem: After installing the second server as a replica it appears
> that
> the first server has become a replica instead (???) when looking in the
> Update Services console.
>
> If I connect to the newly installed server with the console and change the
> configuration in “update source and proxy server� it changes the setting
> for
> both servers as if this was a global setting, am I doing something wrong?
>
> If I connect to the “old� server it sees itself as an upstream server in
> the
> “downstream servers� option in the MMC. If I connect to the newly
> installed
> server it sees the “old� server as a replica and itself as the “upstream
> server�, does it make any sense?
>
> I’m sorry if it’s not very clear but I find it confusing and difficult to
> describe the problem.