Data stores not in access after patch updates?
I have a weird case here. Recently I applied patches on my ESX 5.0 host with update manager.After the patches are done, I'm not able to migrate VMs from some of the data stores which are in access to...
View ArticleVMware Update Manager to automatically update Hardware Version
I'm able to get VUM to automatically update the VMware Tools Version on my guests, however it will not upgrade the Hardware Version automatically. Isn't it supposed to be able to do this?
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import of custom patches fails with failed to login web exception and 404 in log
Hello, I'm trying to import some custom IBM patches into my VUM repository (VUM 5.1U1b, updated last week). I had some problems in the past with imports but could always solve them with a simple...
View ArticleHP's http://vibsdepot.hp.com/index.xml not compatible with vSphere 5.5 Update...
I tried to add: http://vibsdepot.hp.com/index.xml to Update Manager sources like I have done in the past. However it says: Incompatible Repository. Select a vSphere 5.5 compatible repository? Any...
View ArticleESXi 5.5 image incompatible
After upgrading vCentre and Update Manager to 5.5, importing the 5.5 image and running a scan on our ESXi hosts, 5 of 8 hosts are marked as incompatible. All 8 are identical hardware and all have the...
View ArticleUpdate manager shows compliant for all esxi hosts/clusters in a VC
Hi Guys, I am trying to updgrade esxi 5.0 update 1 (768111) to esxi 5.0 update 2 (1117897) but problem is when I attach the baseline it shows it as compliant and remediating it doesnt do anything.Its...
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VUM 5.5 Service Crashes when manually selecting "download patches and upgrades".
Hey all, I'm having issues with a fresh install of vCenter 5.5. This is on a Dell PowerEdge 2950 with 8GB RAM. I'm running SQL2012 Express as the back end on the same server. This is a fresh install of...
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Update Manager updating from a previous build (in 5.0.0) to the current build...
Update Manager updating from a previous build (in 5.0.0) to the current build (1254542) - is not supported for this upgrade. supported host versions are: 4.0 4.1But, we can upgrade by loading the new...
View ArticleCannot remediate host because of HA
Hi, Using vCenter 5.1 u1 and ESXi hosts 5.1 u1I want to patch my ESXi hosts for the first time so it may be something in the setup but.... I would not know what. The whole setup was done by someone who...
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Can't scan after upgrade to vCenter5.5 & Update Manager 5.5
I have an issue with Update Manager and finding it quite difficult to troubleshoot - I'm getting a bit lost because I can't see any obvious errors. I have spent a few days on it and went thru some...
View ArticleDatabase unavailable 5.1
Both of my data centers started reporting this issue at the same time. Running 5.1. I get an error in both web and desktop client saying database temporarily unavailable or has network problems. I...
View ArticleVUM Update Destinations
Hi I'm installing VUM on a vCenter server that doesn't have Internet access currently. I'd like to investigate exactly what destinations/URLs are required to allow VUM updates to work so I can only...
View ArticleVmware Vsphere 5.5 Web Client - missing Stage and Remediate funtion in Update...
It is so annoying switching web client for full feature ans switching back to normal client for update manager
View ArticleUpdate from ESXi standard to HP custom using update manager
Hi, We have 1 host with ESXI 5.1, and 3 with ESXi 5.5 on them - all using the standard images. I've just imported the ESXi HP custom image for Proliant servers as they are all DL385 G7 boxes. Is it...
View ArticleHow to get a Patch list from VUM? (Scheduled task)
Hi all, Could someone tell me how i can have a list of update from VUM? I have my Vcenter and UPM installed, i have my baselines, i can patch my servers without trouble. Scheduled task:Notification...
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VMware vSphere Update Manager Extension: Unable to retrive health data from
How to solve this problem?
View ArticleNew VUM Install, Old Dell Patch
I have built a new vCenter Server to replace an old one that is about dead but still using the same database. I installed Update Manager on the new server but having issues running a scan on my 2 ESXi...
View Articleimiting the maximum number of concurrent operations per cluster
Do we know the maximum number of host per cluster we can scan or remediate per cluster ? I am able to scan or remediate only host per cluster at a time , i want to increase this number ..........to...
View ArticleUpdate Manager service stops when VI Client starts
Morning, I have a fresh install of VUM 5.5 on our 5.5 vSphere (Windows Server) All installs correctly, and the services start and run normally. As soon as i start a VI client, the service stops. from...
View ArticlevCenter Update Manager IP address
Hi Folks, Recently we had a controller failure on our HP DL360 G5 server and OS won't boot as disks are unavailable. We manage to install vCenter Server 5.U 3 quickly on a spare server lying nearby and...
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