Which version of Update Manager works with vCenter Appliance 5.0.0.3324 build...
Hi, The title says it all, which version of Update Manager works with vCenter Appliance 5.0.0.3324 build 472350? I remember when I did the VCP training that we used vCenter appliance and installed the...
View ArticleNeed advice on updating from esxi 5 to update 1
I'm new to esxi and am looking for advice. I have 2 esxi 5 servers and the vCenter virtual appliance. I would like to update these systems to update 1 (when I say these systems, I'm referring to both...
View ArticleHow to Remediate Host that Contains VUM VM?
We have vSphere 5 Essentials.We have 3 physical hosts, A, B, and C. We can use vCenter and the VMware Update Manager plugin to remediate hosts A and B.But vCenter and VMware Udatae Manager live on a...
View ArticleVMware Update Manager in an Isolated Network
I'm using VMware Update Manager 4.0 update 4 in an isolated network. I have UMDS installed on an internet connected laptop. I can successfully download patches, export them and copy them to my isolated...
View Articleis it necessary to patch my ESXI server
Hello, is it necessary to patch my ESXI infastructure? I have two ESXi Server in my VCENTER. is it necessary to patch these two ESXi Server every month ore something? The two work fine until one year...
View ArticleSUSE 11
Does anyone know the download link for Update Manager to download SUSE patches? Thanks Matt
View ArticleSQL 2008 32-bit for VUM 5.0
Hello - For VUM 5.0 database, does SQL 2008 have to be 64-bit or will 32-bit work? VUM server will be running on Win2K8 R2 but will be pointing to a 32-bit SQL 2008 DB running on another system....
View ArticleDifference between Update Manager and Protect?
Hi, I've not used either product to date and I'm looking for a tool to keep the hosts and VM's patched. These look similar, are there any docs comparing the two? Many thanks Graham
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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...
View ArticleUpdate Manager disappeared?
Recently, Update Manager disappeared from vsphere. The tab is completely gone. I tried reinstalling it on vCenter but it still won't show up. I did recently install the vsphere web client. Could that...
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Unable to configure ESX HOST/Cluster Settings
Hi *, I'm using VUM (5.0.0.11856) connected to a shared repository which is provided via HTTP from an UMDS server.Everything works as expected, except for the "ESX Host/Cluster Settings" link under...
View ArticleUpdate manager service stuck in 'stopping' state
Hi, I have 2 vCenter servers running vSphere 4 that the update manager is failing on, both are in different clusters and talk to different Databases, the XML config and DSN's are correct but the...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 4.1 failing to download patch definitions
I'm using vCenter 4.1, running on Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64). Everything is running fine, both vCenter and the Update Manager are up and running and can succesfully talk to their databases (SQL...
View ArticleUpdate Manager fail to scan ESXi 4.1 host with no specific error
Hello , I have my vCentre and VUM are on seprate VMs but same host. my issue is when I attached the based line from Update Manager run scan against my host it failed, description of error is Could not...
View ArticleUpdate Manager "Upload File" privilege not present!
I have an interesting issue. When I go to permissions in vCenter, to add the "Upload File" privilege, which is found under the "Update Manager" list of privileges, it is not there. All the other Update...
View ArticleError 25085.Setup failed to register VMware vCenter Update Manager extension...
Thought I'd share this as its taken me a while to figure out why an Update Manager install on top of a working vCenter 4.0 kept failing with the above error. This was on x64 but I suspect it will be...
View ArticleAdd Patch Source
Inside VUM under ---> Configuration ---> Patch Download Settings ---> Add Patch Source, I can see that I can add custom sources Can anyone offer some advice on adding patch sources? Do people...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 5 not showing up
Hi Everyone, I have four locations that I have installed vCenter, vSphere, Update Manager on. All of the locations are identical with a Dell R210 II with Windows Server 2008 R2 and are connecting to...
View ArticleWould Update Manage be considerd a standalone application?
Would Update Manager be considered a standalone application? Due to the issue with 64 bit and 32 bit DSN, we have move Update Manager off the 64 bit VM where we have vCenter. One thought was to move...
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Export Store location not configured
Hi I've busy setting up UMDS and when i try export the store to a folder location so i can add it to the UMDS website I get the error " export store location not configured" as shown below I've tried...
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