FAQShop.com : I moved SUS to a new server, but I still see some clients trying to download updates from the SUS server that no longer exists. How can I stop this?

I moved SUS to a new server, but I still see some clients trying to download updates from the SUS server that no longer exists. How can I stop this?

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Reproduced from the Microsoft Software Update Services: Frequently Asked Questions web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/sus/susfaq.mspx#top

"Prior to moving SUS to a new server, it is best if you use Group Policy to set the Automatic Updates (AU) component to a disabled state, then move to the new SUS server and re-enable AU. Failure to do this will cause download jobs that are in progress to continue attempting to download from the old server.

If you do have download jobs attempting to hit the old SUS server, you can delete them using the BITSAdmin tool, which is included on the Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 CDs. You can find examples of how to use this tool at BITSAdmin Examples on MSDN."