Publishing Fails - SMS_ISVUPDATES_SYNCAGENT_UPDATECONTENT_NO_METADATA
In this knowledge base article, we will review an error you may receive when attempting to right-click a third-party software update and choosing
Publish Third-Party Software Update Content.
In the
SMS_ISVUPDATES_SYNCAGENT.log, you will see the following error lines in the log file.
STATMSG: (SRVMSG_SMS_ISVUPDATES_SYNCAGENT_UPDATECONTENT_NO_METADATA).STATMSG: (SRVMSG_SMS_ISVUPDATES_SYNCAGENT_UPDATECONTENT_FAIL).Video Guide for SMS_ISVUPDATES_SYNCAGENT_UPDATECONTENT_NO_METADATA Error
Please review the step-by-step video guide below for information about why the
SMS_ISVUPDATES_SYNCAGENT_UPDATECONTENT_NO_METADATA error occurs while publishing third-party software update content and the resolution.
This scenario is also documented on the
Microsoft Docs - Third-Party Software Updates Known Issues page.
- The third-party software update synchronization service can't publish content to metadata-only updates that were added to WSUS by another application, tool, or script, such as SCUP. The Publish third-party software update content action fails on these updates. If you need to deploy third-party updates that this feature doesn't yet support, use your existing process in full for deploying those updates.
