WSUS: WSUS database should be installed on a nonsystem drive

Applies To: Windows Server Update Services, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about Best Practices Analyzer and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer on Microsoft TechNet.

Issue

WSUS database is installed on the system drive.

Impact

If the system drive runs out of disk space, this can lead to corruption of the operating system and denial of service.

Resolution

Move the database to a non-system drive.

Move the WSUS database (SUSDB) by following the procedure in Moving User Databases on MSDN.