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I have 22 downstream servers and i can see only 2 on the upstream.

and some time the downstream server shown is changed but still only 2

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Eddy can you be specific?<br/>Have you used the same licence for >1 server? I noticed WSUS will only register 1 server even when multiple machines are using the same key. – ST8Z6FR57ABE6A8RE9UF May 10 '11 at 0:51
you mean the win 2003 server licence ? – Eddy May 10 '11 at 7:26
In my case it they were 2008, but I used the same licence twice while I was building the second. When I added the second to WSUS it removed the other server with the same licence. – ST8Z6FR57ABE6A8RE9UF May 10 '11 at 21:26
well i have 2003,but in your case did you have a workaround ? – Eddy May 10 '11 at 21:30
run wuauclt /detectnow on the server; re-add the server to the correct WSUS group; re-run wuauclt /detectnow on the server to install updates; repeat on next server. Or get a legitimate licence – ST8Z6FR57ABE6A8RE9UF May 10 '11 at 21:35
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When a client or downstream server contacts WSUS, it uses the SusClientId and SusClientIdValidation registry keys located in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate to identify itself. If you've cloned your downstream servers, a normal SysPrep will not reset these values. If more than one client or downstream server has the same SusClientId, they will just overwrite each other each time they update with WSUS.

Deleting these two keys on your downstream servers then rebooting should fix the problem.

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\SusClientId HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\SusClientIdValidation

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I tried it but when i synchronize it one server replace another – Eddy May 10 '11 at 21:29
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