Hello,

Is it supported / recommend to share a common WSUS DB for multiple WSUS / SUP roles ?

If yes, how to perform a clean deployment of additional SUP dealing with additional KB requirements.Following article explains the problem but the solution looks very complex: http://scug.be/sccm/2012/10/03/configmgr-2012-sp1-installing-multiple-software-update-points-per-single-primary-site-and-use-a-single-shared-wsus-database-on-your-sql-cluster/ I tried to test this procedure in my test environment but it broken WSUS and now refuse to sync with Microsoft (can't establish SSL connection).

I have not been able to find any official Microsoft setup guide for this ?

As an alternative, is it possible to sync additional SUP as downstream servers with the first one. I ask for this because I use SCUP, and I don't want to maintain multiple WSUS environment.

Regards.

• Edited by Sylvain06 Tuesday, April 16, 2013 2:08 AM

Yes, it is supported and generally recommended to share the SUSDB when placing multiple SUPs in a single primary site.

If you use a non-shared SUSDB, additional SUPs will automatically configure their WSUS instances as downstream of the first SUP's WSUS instance.

Note that this is not for anything other than multiple SUPs in a single primary site though.

I don't understand your issue with SCUP though; you should configure SCUP to connect with the top most SUP in your environment. All other SUP WSUS instances will be downstream from this.

Thanks Jason. So if supported, is there an official procedure explaning how to deal with installation problem (cf. link I pasted above) ? regards.

I forgot the link: http://scug.be/sccm/2012/10/03/configmgr-2012-sp1-installing-multiple-software-update-points-per-single-primary-site-and-use-a-single-shared-wsus-database-on-your-sql-cluster/

Hi.

We have the same problem with our WSUS 3.0 SP2 installation, when I install WSUS on an SCCM 2012 server in the "Secondary Site".

That server is in a different domain (one way Trust); but I have Logged On to that server with an specific account from the Top Domain that has Owner rights on the excisting DB). The Installation connect's succcesfully to the DB, and on the Next Window I get the error "The existing DB is not compatible with this version of Windows Server Update Services 3.0 SP2"

The first two Wsus Installations  in the "Top" domain worked just fine.

Anyone an idea?