Naming the WSUS database

[Nick van Ogtrop-de Ruiter]

I have a client who, for reasons of testing, does not want to tamper with
their existing WSUS v2 environment. They are wanting to install the WSUS v3
application on a test server, but want to host the database on their current
SQL production server (SQL Server 2005).
The installation in this manner fails, and I have the feeling that it has to
do with the fact that there already is a database named SUSDB on the SQL
server (serving the current WSUS v2 environment).

I suspect that WSUS v3 also only wants to name its database SUSDB,
regardless of whether or not SQL Server or WID is used, and as a result an
existing database with that name will cause the installation to fail.

Can anyone confirm if this is the case?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Naming the WSUS database

Forwarded to WSUS newsgroup via crosspost:
microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services as a convenience to OP.

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http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...crosoft.public.windows.server.update_services

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Nick van Ogtrop-de Ruiter wrote:
> I have a client who, for reasons of testing, does not want to tamper with
> their existing WSUS v2 environment. They are wanting to install the WSUS
> v3
> application on a test server, but want to host the database on their
> current
> SQL production server (SQL Server 2005).
> The installation in this manner fails, and I have the feeling that it has
> to
> do with the fact that there already is a database named SUSDB on the SQL
> server (serving the current WSUS v2 environment).
>
> I suspect that WSUS v3 also only wants to name its database SUSDB,
> regardless of whether or not SQL Server or WID is used, and as a result an
> existing database with that name will cause the installation to fail.
>
> Can anyone confirm if this is the case?