How to backup and restore the SUS Server

This page describes how to backup a WSUS Server and similarly how to restore it from a backup.

Backup

1. Backup the IIS metabase with IIS manager.

• MS Technet – Backup and Restore IIS Metabase

2. Backup the SUS folder with your backup utility.

Restore

To be able to restore the SUS server to its previous state you must back it up using IIS manager to backup the IIS metabase. Then you should use the Backup Utilty to backup the latest metabase file, the folder where SUS Administration Web page files are located and the folder where SUS content files are located.

To restore a SUS server to its previous state you should:

1. Install Win 2003
2. Install IIS
3. Run Windows Updates
4. Install SUS to the same folder as before
5. Use Backup Utility to restore SUS configuration from the latest SUS backup
6. Then open the IIS MMC and restore the IIS metabase from the metabase backup file that you restored by using the Backup Utility
7. Finally verify SUS settings by opening the SUS administration web page.

Sources

1. http://forum.tweakxp.com/forum/Topic177903-2-1.asp
2. MS Technet – Backup and Restore IIS Metabase
3. SUS FAQ
4. SUS Whitepaper