I installed WSUS on a fresh installation of Windows Server 2012 I assume this is WSUS 4 as it is bundled with Server 2012 with no option to download it anywhere. Youve all seen those phishing emails that occasionally get past your spam filters and you all also know that no matter how many times you tell users not to open. Wsus Install Cannot Connect To Sql Server' title='Wsus Install Cannot Connect To Sql Server' />SOLVED Windows 2. WSUS Failure Windows Server. Wsus Install Cannot Connect To Sql Server' title='Wsus Install Cannot Connect To Sql Server' />Im trying to install WSUS services on my new Windows 2. Ive copied the log below, would anybody be able to help me out Postinstall started. Detected role services Api, UI, Wid. Database, Services. Start Load. Settings. Wsus Install Cannot Connect To Sql Server' title='Wsus Install Cannot Connect To Sql Server' />From. Xml. 20. 13 0. Start Get. Config. Value with filenameUpdate. Services Services. Now in server 2012 you can have multiple servers added to the Server Manager console, and can you install roles and features remotely o. On all versions of Windows Server, you can setup builtin SMTP server. This SMTP server inside the organization can serve as a mail relay receiving and sending. Microsoft has released an update for Windows Server Update Services WSUS 3. Service Pack 2 SP2. This article includes information about the contents. Content. Local. 20. Value is true. 20. End Get. Config. Value. Start Get. Config. Value with filenameUpdate. Services Services. Content. Directory. Value is C WSUS2. End Get. Config. Value. Content directory is C WSUS2. Database roleservice is not installed. End Load. Settings. From. Xml. Post install is starting. Start Run. 20. 13 0. Configuring content directory. Configuring groups. Starting group configuration for WSUS Administrators. Found group in regsitry, attempting to use it. Searching for existing group. Existing group was found. Writing group to registry. Finished group creation. Starting group configuration for WSUS Reporters. Found group in regsitry, attempting to use it. Searching for existing group. Existing group was found. Writing group to registry. Finished group creation. Configuring permissions. Fetching content directory. Fetching Content. Dir from registry store. Value is C WSUS2. Fetching group SIDs. Fetching Wsus. Administrators. Sid from registry store. Value is S 1 5 2. Fetching Wsus. Reporters. Sid from registry store. Value is S 1 5 2. Creating group principals. Granting directory permissions. Granting permissions on content directory. Granting registry permissions. Granting registry permissions. Granting registry permissions. Configuring shares. Configuring network shares. Fetching content directory. Fetching Content. Dir from registry store. Value is C WSUS2. Fetching WSUS admin SID. Fetching Wsus. Administrators. Sid from registry store. Value is S 1 5 2. Content directory is local, creating content shares. Creating share Update. Services. Packages with path C WSUSUpdate. Services. Packages and description A network share to be used by client systems for collecting all software packages usually applications published on this WSUS system. Deleting existing share. Creating share. 2. Share successfully created. Creating share Wsus. Content with path C WSUSWsus. Content and description A network share to be used by Local Publishing to place published content on this WSUS system. Deleting existing share. Creating share. 2. Share successfully created. Creating share WSUSTemp with path C Program FilesUpdate ServicesLog. FilesWSUSTemp and description A network share used by Local Publishing from a Remote WSUS Console Instance. Deleting existing share. Creating share. 2. Share successfully created. Finished creating content shares. Configuring WID database. Configuring the database. Establishing DB connection. Checking to see if database exists. Database exists. 20. Switching database to single user mode. Loading install type query. DECLARE current. Script. Version   int. DECLARE current. DBVersion       int. Install Windows 7 On New Hard Drive Without Dvd Releases. IF NOT EXISTSSELECT FROM sys. WHERE nameSUSDBBEGINSELECT 1. ENDELSEBEGINSET current. Script. Version 9. SET current. DBVersion SELECT Schema. Version FROM SUSDB. Schema. Version WHERE Component. Name Core. DBIF current. DBVersion lt 9. BEGINSELECT 3. ENDELSE IF current. DBVersion lt current. Script. Version. BEGINSELECT 2. ENDELSE IF current. DBVersion current. Script. Version. BEGINSELECT 0. ENDELSEBEGINSELECT 4. ENDEND. 2. 01. 3 0. Install type is Reinstall. Creating logins. Fetching account info for S 1 5 2. Found principal. 20. Found account. 20. Got binary SID2. 01. Fetching Wsus. Administrators. Sid from registry store. Value is S 1 5 2. Fetching account info for S 1 5 2. Fetching account info for S 1 5 2. Found principal. 20. Found account. 20. Got binary SID2. 01. Setting content location. Fetching Content. Dir from registry store. Value is C WSUS2. Swtching DB to multi user mode. Finished setting multi user mode. Writing DB settings to registry. Marking Post. Install done for Update. Services Wid. Database in the registry. Configuring IIS. Start Configure. Website. 20. 13 0. Configuring website on port 8. Info      IISCustom. Action    Performing Setup Action, Command Install. Info      IISCustom. Action    Command Install Succeeded. End Configure. Website. Configuring performance counters. Configuring Stats. NET perf counter. Configuring reporting perf counter. Configuring client webservice perf counter. Configuring server sync webservice perf counter. Configuring API remoting perf counter. Bringing services online. Checking initialization status. Database needs initialization. Start. Server starting. Generating encryption key to write to the registry. Generating encryption key to write to the database. Generating encryption key succeeded. Setting WSUSService to autostart. WSUSService is set to autostart. Starting WSUSService. Failed to start Wsus. Service. Exception System. Invalid. Operation. Exception Cannot start service WSUSService on computer. System. Component. Model. Win. 32. Exception An instance of the service is already running End of inner exception stack trace at System. Service. Process. Service. Controller. StartString argsat Microsoft. Update. Services. Setup. Start. Server. Start. Server. Start. And. Configure. Service2. Importing default detectoids. Importing Critical. Updates. xml. 2. Importing Drivers. Importing Feature. Packs. xml. 2. 01. Importing Microsoft. Corporation. xml. Importing Security. Updates. xml. 2. Importing Service. Packs. xml. 2. 01. Importing Tools. xml. Importing Update. Rollups. xml. 2. Importing Updates. Importing Windows. Importing Windows. Importing Windows. Server. 20. 03. Datacenter. Edition. xml. 2. Importing Windows. Server. 20. 03. Family. Importing Windows. XPfamily. xml. 2. Importing Local. Publisher. Importing Locally. Published. Packages. Importing Applications. Importing Exchange. Importing Office. Importing SQL. xml. Importing Exchange. Server. xml. 2. 01. Importing Exchange. Server. 20. 03. xml. Importing Office. XP. xml. 2. 01. 3 0. Importing Office. Importing SQLServer. Importing Windows. XP6. 4Bit. Edition. Version. 20. 03. xml. Importing Definition. Update. Sus. Xml. Importing Client. Servicing. Api. Detectoid. Importing default detectoids succeeded. Creating default subscription. Instantiating Update. Server. 20. 13 0. Create. Default. Subscription failed. Exception System. Net. Web. Exception The request failed with HTTP status 5. Service Unavailable. System. Web. Services. Protocols. Soap. Http. Client. Protocol. Read. ResponseSoap. Client. Message message, Web. Response response, Stream response. Stream, Boolean async. Callat System. Web. Services. Protocols. Soap. Http. Client. Protocol. InvokeString method. Name, Object parametersat Microsoft. Update. Services. Internal. Api. Remoting. Get. Server. Versionat Microsoft. Update. Services. Internal. Database. Access. Admin. Data. Access. Proxy. Get. Server. Versionat Microsoft. Update. Services. Internal. Base. Api. Update. Server. Create. Update. ServerString server. Name, Boolean use. Secure. Connection, Int. Numberat Microsoft. Update. Services. Internal. Base. Api. Update. Server. ctorBoolean bypass. Api. Remotingat Microsoft. Update. Services. Setup. Start. Server. Start. Server. Create. Default. Subscription2. Start. Server encountered errors. ExceptionThe request failed with HTTP status 5. Service Unavailable. Microsoft. Update. Services. Administration.