In this article, we are going to learn Fix: Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Connection Error Reset Server Node on Windows Server operating system.
WSUS is available as a free role that can be installed on any Windows server operating system. The primary goal is to keep Microsoft updates for the Windows operating system and other Microsoft products on the WSUS server.
Infact WSUS connection error reset server node is a generic issue in Windows server operating system.
Functionality of Windows Server Update Services you can find in my previous article WSUS
In Windows Server Update Services server most of time we may get RESET SERVER NODE error message, below is the procedure to fix.
Steps To Fix WSUS Connection Error Reset Server Node
Step1: Check WSUS in Application Pool
Windows Server Update Services runs on IIS (Internet Information Services), it is a Microsoft Web Server, Inside of IIS it runs an application pool called WSUS Pool. Type IIS in search bar. Once you get IIS Manger select WSUS pool STOP it.
Step2: Change Private Memory Limit
open Advanced Settings select Private Memory Limit Option Edit change the value to 0 (ZERO) it indicates no limit.
Step3: Run WSUS Health Check
Open command prompt run as administrator and type cd C:\Program Files\Update Services\Tools it will enter into Wsusutil.exe.
it is an Update Services command line utility and will show few options. Type wsusutil.exe help to perform check health and run Wsusutil.exe postinstall /service.
Step4: Delete WSUS file.
Open AppData and delete WSUS file as shown in below picture.
Step 5: Restart Services
- open command prompt run as administrator and execute iisreset command.
- open services.msc and restart WSUS Service.
- Finally reboot WSUS server
If you check the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server console, the RESET SERVER NODE error will not appear.
Preventing the WSUS Connection Error by following steps
- After reaching more than 50 computers, WSUS server encounter some kind of issues since it uses Windows Internal Database (WID).
- It’s good idea to use SQL Server Connectivity instead of WID.
- Run the Server Cleanup Wizard in WSUS server once a month to purge unused updates.
- If WSUS using SQL Server Connectivity, login into Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, left side click on WSUS database called SUSDB right click on it and select TASKS option. In Task Select Shrink option.
- At shrink you can select option called Files. Right click on it left side there is a general tab, you can see File type and select Log at Shrink action select Release Unused space and click on OK.
- If you want to be migrating the WSUS Database from WID to SQL document
conclusion:
The article describes how to resolve WSUS connection error reset server node issue in windows server operating system. Please leave your suggestions and questions in the comments section below so that we can respond.
