Archive for May, 2010

31 May
2010

Backup your WSUS database

"c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\SQLCMD.EXE" -E -S np:\\.\pipe\MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE\sql\query -Q "BACKUP DATABASE [SUSDB] TO DISK = N'C:\backups\SUSDB.BAK' WITH NOFORMAT, INIT, NAME = N'WSUS Database Backup', SKIP,NOREWIND, NOUNLOAD, STATS = 10" c:\backups must be writable by the user that is running the database. In my case, I believe this is user "NETWORK SERVICE".… Read more

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31 May
2010

Using SQL Server Management Studio Express for WID

Connecting to a Windows Internal Database (WID, codename WYukon) with SQL SServer Management Studio Express is possible. However, not over the network. 1. Install SQL Server Management Studio Express on the local machine. 2. Connect to \\.\pipe\MSSQL$MICROSOFT##SSEE\sql\query as instance name.© GeekLabInfo

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31 May
2010

Move your WSUS contents

The virtual machine running my WSUS got a little stuffed. So I decided to move the WSUS data to a fileserver, where the price per MB is a lot lower. To move: "C:\Program Files\Update Services\Tools\wsusutil.exe" movecontent [newpath] [logfile] For example: "C:\Program Files\Update Services\Tools\wsusutil.exe" movecontent \\fileserver\wsusdata$\ c:\wsusmove.txt Of course this very

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31 May
2010

How to move your SUSDB (WSUS)

WSUS 3 by default stores its metadata in the "Windows Internal Database". According to wikipedia, this is an embedded version of SQL Express, which ships with Win2k8, Sharepoint Services and WSUS.

So, how move this datastore around?

As with a regular SQL Server datastore, you can detach and

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25 May
2010

Backup your CMOS from Linux

I just had to backup a remote CMOS from a remote server to a local machine. How do you do this, without going to the datacenter?

Backup

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Restore

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Warning

This method probably only works if the

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13 May
2010

KB974417 install fails – working solution! – updated

(This article is an update to this original page from march.)
This article is an update to this original page from march. If you can't get these instructions to work, you may try

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