Cannot download software packages from patch source
vCenter 5 / vUM 5ESXi 5 Error msg in vCenter console when trying to Stage patches or Patch a server:"Cannot download software packages from patch source. Check the events and the Update Manager log...
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Trying to create a baseline in vsphere5 i have no version 5 patches or upgrades. Just updated datacenter to version 5 recently and now need to patch and/or upgrade to 5.1. When i create a baseline I...
View ArticleTrying to use Functional account to startup VMware Update Manager 5.0
I'm trying to use a Functional account to startup VMware Update Manager 5.0 with external SQL database. When I try to start up Update Manager Service with this new account I get the following error:...
View ArticleHW and SW requirements
What are the HW and SW requirements for a vCenter server to manage a small infrastructure (less than 5 hosts with less than 100 VM)?The server must act either as vCenter and Update Manager for vSphere...
View ArticleUsing Update Manager to Upgrade ESXi 5.0 to 5.1
We have newer HP servers and in order to install ESXi 5.0 we had to use the HP OEM branded install disc. We installed Update Manager for the first time after 5.0. I read there is an update zip file...
View ArticleUpdate manager tab suddenly disappeared
Hi, I've got a strange issue with the upsate manager plug in. The update manager tab suddenly disappeared. The plug in is still installed but i've got an error (see file below) telling me that the port...
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VMware Sphere Client problem.
It took so long for the vsphere to connect to connect to my vmware server i'm getting this error However, I can connect properly to the server through Putty SSH when I login my root user. but I need...
View ArticleStarting updating hosts
I apologize for the very basic questions.I need to start updating ESXi 5.x hosts in a vSphere 5.x environment.Update manager was installed when the infrastructure was mplemented but up to now it was...
View ArticleCant update from VUM 4.1 U1 to 4.1 U2
Greetings,I am attempting to update my VUM from 4.1 Update 1 to 4.1 Update 2 but currently I am not seeing the Download and Update option in the Plug-in Manager. Is there a way to either manually...
View ArticleCannot Install Update Manager 5.1
I'm trying to upgrade my VUM from version 5 to 5.1 but i'm getting stuck at the point in the installer where you enter the credentials for the vCenter server, the installer hangs at this point and...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 5.1 Host Cannot Download Files
vsphere 5.1, server 2008 R2, esxi 5.0This discussion appears to have been done to death but I am receiving the"Host cannot download files from VMware vSphere Update Manager patch store. Check the...
View ArticleRemove 3rd party host extension
I have had a look through the manual and searched the forum but cannot find how you remove unwanted 3rd part host extensions from the update manager patch repository Thanks
View ArticlevSphere 5 Update Manager installation ERROR 25085
Spent hours to fight with Update Manager installation error 25085 "Setup failed to register VMware vSphere Update Manager extension to VMware vCenter Server...). Found an answer in KB Article: 1014119...
View ArticleVmware Tools fails on upgrading because of antivirus - Exclusion lists?
Hi, I got this problem described here when I upgrade tools from esxi4.1 to 5.1. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1009965 Have...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 5.0 with external Oracle 11.2.0.3, connection problem
VMware Update Manager 5.0.11856 on Windows 2008 (64bit) trying to use an external Oracle Database (version 11.2.0.3). We use the 64-bit ODBC driver to make the connection to this database for...
View ArticleUpdating only part of the members of a cluster (possible HA issues)
Given a vSphere 5.x cluster, can I update only part of the members, see if there is any problerm, and then update all the remaining members of the cluster?In other words, can I use a cluster with some...
View ArticleUMDS system requirements (and more)
Hi everybody, I’ve got some questions according the UMDS (5.1) and UM (5.0, 5.1). I’d like to know about the UMDS system requirements as the official documentation is not very informative about that.I...
View ArticleUMDS 5.1 broken (download/export fails on clean install)
When I do a defaults clean install of UMDS 5.1 on a VM, and try to run -D (download) and then -E (export), the process fails with this error: [2012-10-10 19:33:05:041 'HostUpdate20Downloader' 1492...
View ArticleUpdate Manager not downloading all files?
Hi, My UMDS is configured as follows: vmware-umds -S --disable-host --disable-vavmware-umds -S -e embeddedEsx-5.0.0 embeddedEsx-5.1.0vmware-umds -D So I expect to only get host updates for ESXi 5.x. In...
View ArticleNew to using Update Manager. Can one update manager serve two sites?
We have two sites, PA and NY, connected via NAN. vcenters are in linked-mode. One Vcenter Update Manager installed in NY. Plug-in installed but no Update Manager tab for PA machines. Do I need to...
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