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Error on transferring patches from update manager to esxi
Hi everybody, VMware Hypervisor 5.5.0 1623387 (booting on 8Gb usb key ! )VCenter Server 5.5.0 1891313 Baseline list of patches defined, attached to esxi and when trying to transfer, error : host cannot...
View ArticleUpgrade from 4.0 to 5.0 issues.
Upgrading vCenter 4.0 on Win2003 to 5.0, Win2008R2 using the VMware vSphere 5.0 Upgrade method described by the pdf document. I have the 2003 machine off, I did the backup.bat file and then the...
View Articlesetup fails with: Error 25003. Setup failed to create database tables
From my Googling there seems to be multiple causes for this error during Update Manager install, but none of the ones I've found seem to apply to my situation. I'm trying to install UM 5.5 u2 on...
View ArticleVUM Shared Repository
Here is the environment I am presented: 3 vCenter Servers running 5.5 Update 2 (2 VCSA 1 Windows install)3 VUM instancesNo access to the Internet. Patches have to be downloaded on a separate PC and...
View ArticleCannot enable the vCenter Update Manager plugin in vSphere Client
Hello! I cannot enable vCenter Update Manager plugin in vSphere Client. It shows to download and install but never enable after install. It's working in vSphere Web Client (Scan). Software:vSphere...
View ArticleUMDS 5.5 and SQL Express support
I'm looking for an official statement/documentation about support for SQL Express for the UMDS in vSphere 5.5. According to the Update Manager documentation a maximum of 5 hosts and 50 VM's is...
View ArticleMigrated Update Manager DB and reinstalled plugin only half works
Decided to migrate my update manager db today to a sql server we have virtualized. Everything went fairly smooth. I needed to reinstall the plugin due to a new certificate being implemented so after...
View ArticleStaged Updates-- where are they located on the ESXi host v5.5
Hi-- I have a particularly troublesome update that my VM host says is unneeded when I try to load it (using ESXCLI), but that is marked as necessary after scans, and gets staged on the VMhost.I know...
View ArticlePatching ESXi5.5
Hi All,This is my first time posting so please let me know if I am doing this wrong.How would I go about patching ESXi5.5 hosts using the Web Client? I can scan/attach patches and I have migrated VM’s....
View Articlevery interesting problem on VUM caue esxi host HA
Hello all guys, I encountered a very interesting problem here ,I should let u all know , to see if you can help investigate ,I was upgrade Esxi host from 5.1 U1 to 5.1 U2 build 174xxx .I attached...
View ArticleUpdate manager shows ESXi host non-compliant if upgraded but not if ESXi...
So, we upgraded hosts from Dell image of 5.5.0 to 5.5.0U1 using Update manager to remediate. After upgrade, it shows non-compliant. Another host which had ESXi installed from scratch with the same...
View ArticleCannot Create ramdisk error during Upgrade (Scratchconfig isnt working?)
I am trying to use Update Manager to upgrade ESXi 5.1 to ESXi5.5. I am getting the error "Cannot create a ramdisk of the size 333mb to store the upgrade image."The ESXi has plenty of disk/ram left. I...
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Update Manager upgrade 5.5 to 5.5U2B installation struck
Hi All, Am upgrading one of my vCenter from vCenter 5.5 to vCenter 5.5 U2B, all the installations like inventory services, vCenter service, installation went successfull , except the Update Manager. I...
View ArticleUpdate Manager Upgrade to 5.5.0 U2b failed
Hi! Upgrade from Update Manger Version 5.5.0.19906 to 5.5.0 U2b failed with error Message: "The vCenter Server is incompatible with the Vmware vSphere Update Manager you are installing. Please...
View ArticleScan entity - Taking FOREVER!
Hi All,Recently i installed vSphere update manger 5.5 update1, with oracle database, when i try to upgrade the ESXi 5.5 update2 and when i click on scan and scanning is getting hunged at 47% where my...
View ArticleUpdate Manager
Hi, I am having issues installing new patches via update manager, what I am trying to do is to get USB3 working by installing the October patch and I thought this would be simple via update manager. I...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 5.1 to 5.5 update. DB needs to be backed up but Management...
Anyone have any ideas why SQL Server Management Studio won't install on a VUM running on Windows 2008 Server? I get an error indicating that SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 or greater need to be applied first....
View Articleunable to see events in admin view
Hello,after a fresh installation of VUM 5.5.0u1a with SQL embedded connected to a vCenter server Appliance same version, I can't see any VUM events in the admin view with the error "Failed to retrieve...
View ArticleVMWare Update Manager 5.5 Update2b not present only in web client
Hi All,i have the following issue on Update Manager 5.5 Update2b installed on Win2012R2.The Extension plugin is not present only from vSphere Web Client (from plugin tab is not present).From vSphere...
View ArticleRemediate Host Fails
Recently upgraded to 5.5 Update 2. Upgraded update manager now when trying to patch the hosts it fails with the error: "VMware vsphere update manager had an unknown error. Check the events and log...
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