Maintenance Mode Required to Scan?
Our best practice has always been to put hosts into maintenance mode first, and then scan for updates with Update Manager. We are looking at implementing scheduled scans, and the only thing stopping us...
View ArticleHow to apply updates with VUM to the vCSA host?
This is my first run applying updates to an ESXi 5.0 server and I need some advice, please: The ESXi host is running the vCenter Server Appliance as a VM. The Update Manager is running on a separate...
View ArticleUsername and password for VUM installation on 5.1
During VUM installation you mush enter a username and password. I'm referring to the screen that says vCenter Server InformationEnter vCenter Server Location and credentials "Please provide the...
View ArticlePatching and Anti virus updation for win 2008 & suse Linux
Hi, I have 30 vms (ESXI 5.X) and most of the OS are suse linux and windoes 2008 .what is the best patching ,Anit virus solution i can implement here . 1.Anti Virus Updation2.Microsoft...
View ArticleUpdate Manager Best Practises
Hi, we have around 50 vms in two sites and two vCentre servers. are we able to use vcentre server as update manager or do we need a two seperate physical servers as update Mangaer or are we able to use...
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"Error 25005. Setup failed to generate the SSL keys." when upgrading to...
today i successfully upgraded to vCenter Server 5. however, i can't get Update Manager 5.0 to install. no matter what i try, the installation aborts with "Error 25005. Setup failed to generate the SSL...
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Need to talk to Update Manager api externally
Hi Folks, I am new to this forum. I am currently working on a requirement which is as follows : 1.I need to check if any ESX host on a cluster is undergoing an upgrade.2.Is there a way by which I can...
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VUM 5.1 - prevent download of old patches
Don't know if this is doable, valid, or just plain couldn't find it in the documentation.... I want to not download patches for versions I don't need. If using the UMDS, you can type vmware-umds.exe -S...
View ArticleUMDS + HP vibsdepot -> not showing up in UM
Hi all, I set up an UMDS and added the HP vibsdepot. I can see HP-patches in the patch store (E:\UMDS\hostupdate\HPQ).But I can't see the hp-patches in the UM who is downloading from the UMDS.What I...
View ArticleUsing update manager to update firmware
Is it possible to use update manager to update server firmware? For example, can you update HP blade server firmware by connecting to an HP repository, or by adding systems insight manager to the...
View ArticleVMware Update manager repository does not show latest update...
Hello, We are using UMDS 5.1 and it downloads the update as seen in respective foldersbut the update manager 5.1 repository on vCenter 5.1 does not show the latest updates related to ESXi510-201305001...
View ArticleUpdate Manager: URL for MS Updates/Patches
Good Morning Peoples, Just wondering if someone can provide me with the URL for the Microsoft Updates site to be used with Update Manager..I'm unable to find it anywhere.. Thanks in advance.. Matt.
View ArticleUpdate Patch Baselines
Hopefully an easy question. The way that patch baselines are updated to reflect the latest patches from VMware is via the Patch Download Schedule in the Update Manager configuration correct? As long as...
View ArticleAny options for 2 vCenters?
Is there any option for using one update manager with 2 separate vcenter instances? It seems illogical to create a separate update manager for each vcenter since they will be distributing the same...
View Articlehttp://vapp-updates.vmware.com/vai-catalog/index.html is not a valid virtual...
I have just installed update manager 5.1I am trying to get the download settings working and download patch definitions in the download settings section, the download source for virtual appliances...
View ArticleHow Can I tell if a hypervisor is patched in vCenter using VUM or otherwise?
Hi, I'm doing an audit of a vSphere 5 environment. How can I tell if a hypervisor is patched with certain VMware patches (I've pulled a list of most recent ones from VMware security bulletin)?I'm...
View ArticleError esxupdate: Metadata.pyc: INFO: Unrecognized file vendor-index.xml in...
please, can u help me to solve this problem when scan with update manager no problem, but when i need remediate hosts we have this error: 2013-09-08T06:53:40Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO:...
View ArticleUpdate/Patch procedure with running VMs in a HA cluster
I have a cluster with 3 hosts with both HA and DRS enabled in a shared storage configuration. This is a fairly new environment so I'm new to this process... but from what I recall, when I did this the...
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Patch will not stage to esxi host? How to troubleshoot
I have a host extension patch that will not stage to hosts. If i remediate without staging of course the host will not properly remediate and boot. Forcing a boot I still see that the old version is on...
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