Upgrade ESXi 4.1 to 5.1 using update manager error.
Hi all, currently i am trying to upgrade my esxi 4.1 hosts to 5.1 using the update manager. However while upgrading, the event log throws the "unable to connect to host" and "unable to reconnect to...
View ArticleWhat is the structure of the patches to be imported in VMware Update manager
I am trying to upgrade one of the third party component(.VIB) via VMware vCenter update manager.So,in this regard I want to import the patches to the VMware update manager.But I am unable to import the...
View Articleupdate Manager Plugin
I have successfully installed update manager 5.0. Also in the available Plug in windows update manager plugin is shown.When i click download and install the progress column shows 0% only. what can be...
View Articleupdate Manager Plugin in my VCAP Home Lab
I am currently preparing for VCAP DCA on my home lab on Vmware Workstation.I have 4 Vms: AD, Vcenter, ESXi1 and ESXi2 with NFS server installed on AD server.I have successfully installed update manager...
View ArticleHow to modify scheduled remediation tasks?
I've scheduled a few servers to upgrade their VM Hardware and I'd like to add a few more servers to that list. Instead of creating another remediation job to run, is there any way to edit the job I've...
View ArticleInstallation Problem with Update Manager 5.5 on Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise
Hi all, I have Installation problems with vSphere 5.5 - vSphere Update Manager If i try to install the vSphere Update Manager it raises an error at the Sun Java Runtime Installation step:A Dialog...
View ArticleUpdate Manager Database
Hello Everyone, I am in the process of building a new vSphere 5.5 environment. 1 for our server side and one for our View environment. I have a vCenter for each environment, on the back end I am...
View ArticleUMDS Not Creating vmw-ESXi-5.5.0-metadata File
Hello- I recently set up a new instance of vSphere 5.5 and deployed an Update Manager Download Service 5.5 server to pull in updates from the web. I'm trying to get the vSphere Update Manager to...
View ArticleSkip signature check for a specific package
Is it possible to tell VUM to skip the signature checks for a specific package or at all? I have a custom bundle i need to distribute but VUM will not allow the install because the package does not...
View ArticleUpdate Manager with multiple vCenter Server instances
Just that really - if I have (for example) two vCenter Server instances, can they be managed by a single Update Manager server? Just for some background - I'm looking at using the VCSA (appliance) to...
View ArticleWhere is update manager?
With vCenter 5.5, I decided to try the Appliance. The appliance doesn't come with Update Manager, so it has to be installed on a separate Windows server, which I did. However, I cannot seem to...
View Articletools and hardware upgrades via update manager after upgrade
If i run a baseline to upgrade tools and vmware hardware and then choose remediate, is update manager smart enough to do tools first and then do the upgrade of the vm hardware? I have some machines i...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 5.1 U1b scan for host upgrades fails at 10%, scans for patches...
Hi, I'm not sure what's going on. I have a vCenter server that is also acting as the update manager server. My vCenter server/Update Manager server are running 5.1 U1b. I am trying to upgrade some of...
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Compliance = Missing, but updates don't install
We have 12 identical H/P blades divided into two clusters. We have two Update Manager baselines for these clusters. One contains the VMware specific updates and the other contains the H/P updates.I...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 to 5.1 manually download patch??
I'm sorry, this is an idiot question. I'd like to use update manager to update my esxi hosts from 5.0 to 5.1c(latest patch), however I'm in a situation where I need to download the patches...
View ArticleWant to upgrade host to 5.1 from 5.0 using vcenter update manager 5.5...
Hi All, I Want to upgrade host to 5.1 from 5.0 using vcenter update manager 5.5 ..getting error "The uploaded package can not be used with vmware update manager" this confused me as well below say...
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Stage 5.1 Upgrade
Is it not possible in update manager to stage an actual upgrade package? I don't see the baseline when attempting to:
View ArticleUsing a host as a Baseline for patching
Hello, I installed a new ESXi 5.10 host that I would like to patch to make it identical to our other ESXi 5.1 Update 2 hosts. How can I create a patching baseline from an ESXi 5.1 Update 2 host to...
View Articledownload patch definitions scanning virtual appliance
I am getting stuck on this process in vsphere download patch definitions details: scannog virtual appliance. any idea?
View ArticleUpdating HP hosts best practice
I see Update 2 is available for ESXi 5.1. We are an HP shop. Hosts were updated from 5.0 to 5.1 using the HP custom iso.Should I be using the HP update 2 iso rather than the patches to update these...
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