Endpoint Insights
How Many Software Updates Are Within My WSUS Database?
Garth JonesRecently I set up System Center Configuration Manager to work in an air gap environment. During this process, I needed to determine the number of software updates (SU) that were within the Windows Software Update Services (WSUS) database. Being a bit of a SQL guy, I opened SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and queried the WSUS database.
If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, use this query to determine how many English SU are within your WSUS database.
To find other locales, simply change the locale ID number to the appropriate ID number. A list of locale IDs can be found on the following MSDN site. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb964664.aspx
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select CT.Title, C.DefaultTitle, Count(*) from [PUBLIC_VIEWS].[vUpdate] U join [PUBLIC_VIEWS].[vClassificationText] CT on CT.ClassificationId = U.ClassificationId and LocaleId = 1033 join [PUBLIC_VIEWS].[vUpdateInCategory] UIC on U.UpdateId = UIC.UpdateId and UIC.CategoryType = ‘Product’ join [PUBLIC_VIEWS].[vCategory] C on C.CategoryId = UIC.CategoryId Group by CT.Title, C.DefaultTitle order by CT.Title, C.DefaultTitle
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I hope that you find this information useful. If you have any questions about how to find out the number of software updates in your WSUS database, please feel free to leave a note in the comment section below or contact me at @GarthMJ.
