WSUS install offline with PS

Question

Hi

I trying to install WSUS with Powershell , It seems I have problem with source

I typing,
Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices -IncludeManagementTools -Source D:\Source

Install-WindowsFeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed.  
Installation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed.  
The source files could not be found.  
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more informa  
tion on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077. Error: 0x800f081f  
At line:1 char:1  
+ Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices -IncludeManagementTools - ...  
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (@{Vhd=; Credent...Name=localhost}:PSObject) [Install-WindowsFeature],  
    Exception  
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DISMAPI_Error__Failed_To_Enable_Updates,Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Commands.AddWind  
   owsFeatureCommand  

My folders D:\Source contains , all files about SXS , I have mount a Windows Server 2019 and copies alla files from the Windows catalog SXS.

Please help :-)

Answer 1

Hi, @Sokoban

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

You may try this command to see if it helps:

Install-WindowsFeature -Name UpdateServices, UpdateServices-WidDB, UpdateServices-Services, UpdateServices-RSAT, UpdateServices-API, UpdateServices-UI  

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Answer 2

You need to specify the actual sxs folder.
-Source 'D:\Source\sxs'

Answer 3

Hello there,

It seems this is related to folder permission, try to set permission for the folder WSUS, WSUS\WsusContent, %ProgramFiles%\Update Services\LogFiles , after setting up the above permissions restart the server and try to rerun the script.

You can use the Procmon tool to trace the issue. Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry, and process/thread activity. You can get the tool from here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon

The below thread discusses the same issue and you can try out some troubleshooting steps from this and see if that helps you to sort the Issue.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/556051/wsus-reinstallation-and-post-install-configuration.html

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Answer 4

Hi
The problem is already solved , see below :-)