VUM - No ESX 4x download URL specified - Help ??!?
Hey all I've been racking my brains as to figuring out where VUM downloads gets its patches from. I've got it configured OK but still cannot download the patches. I keep getting the following INFO -...
View ArticleVUM 5.0 vSphere Update Manager Utility Broken?
I am trying to update the SSL certificates in VUM 5.0, however it seems the VMware vSphere Update Manager Utility is broken. This worked fine in 4.1. The error I get when launching the utility is:...
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Update Manager Issue
Hi All, I seem to have an issue with update manager. I am runnig ESXi5.0 and on version 5.0 of the update managerbut when i look at my download setting i don't see any version 5 items. All version 4...
View ArticleError "A web exception has occurred during file upload" when trying to import...
I'm encountering this error and not sure how to fix, I'm quite new to vCenter so please bear with me.  I'm trying out vCenter 5.1 with Update Manager 5.1 right now. No license key has been entered and...
View ArticleQuestions using Update Manager for VMtools and VM Hardware version
I have recently moved some VM's that are running with Hardware version 7 and VMtools for ESX 4.0 to ESXi hosts running vSphere 5.1. Obviously the hardware version and the VMtools version for the VMs...
View ArticleUpdate Manager upgrade rolls back
Just updated a vCenter Server from 5.0.0 Build 455964 to 5.0.0 Build 804277 and am trying to update Update Manager as well (current Update Manager version is 5.0.0.8039 and trying to update to...
View ArticleUpdate Manager and missing MetaData
Our VMware environment is completely isolated from the internet, so all updates/patches/etc have to be downloaded manually and then transferred to the Update Manager server. Running vCenter v2.5, ESX...
View ArticleUpdate Manager Authorization
I was wondering to know how comunicate vCenter and Update Manager with each other.I have done some research and I have found that there is no special autorization from vCenter to Update Manager.It just...
View ArticleTroubles before updating a cluster
Imagine a vSphere 5 cluster made up by ESXI 5.0.0.x hosts.Update manager is configured and downloads updates every hour.Servers were never updated.What is advisable to do before staring update for the...
View ArticleCannot Get VMware update manager to work
I have a VMware VCenter linux virtual machine running in my VSphere 5 environment. I have a windows 2012 Server running which has SQL 2012 installed. I have installed Update Manager on this 2012...
View ArticleUpgrading and licenses
I am not sure this is the right place for my question.If a customer have licenses for vSphere 5.0 and ESXi servers 5.0, can they upgrade to 5.1 or must they purchase a new license?Regardsmarius
View Articleproblem with esxupdate
Hello All, Freinds, I have a problem with the update of esx host from esx 4.1 to 4.1 update3, when I running the commandeesxupdate --bundle /tmp/update-from-esx4.1-4.1_update03.zip updateI get the...
View ArticleA separate VUM installation with Vcenter Server appliance (all components are...
At last - after a long and very difficult way - I successfully have configured the appliance with our own fully CA trusted certifictes and it works fine now (no errors more). That means: SSO is...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 - Unable to add plug-ins?
Hi, I'm using vSphere Client Version 5.0.0 to manage a Virtual Server running ESXi 5.0. Within vSphere I'm looking to install Plug-Ins. I click Plug-ins - Manage Plug-ins. There are no Installed or...
View ArticleMissing downloads in VUDM
Hello, I use the VMWare Update download manager VUDM to download updates and import them to our different hosts.In the log file, I see that two Updates aren't available. Whats wrong here? The missing...
View ArticleUpdate Manager + SSL Certificate
Hello everyone, I just got done replacing the self-signed SSL certificate that ships with Update Manager, but I seem to be having a strange comparison issue that is prompting a dialog box. Things went...
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VMware vSphere Update Manager Extension: Unable to retrive health data from
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View ArticlevSphere 4.0 Update Manager Stage stuck at 33%
Hi all,  I have just tried to stage patches for two ESX hosts in the last hour. For both I get similar results;  In the events tab is the info I see:  Start staging of patch on ESXhost1...
View ArticleUpdate Manager 5.1 SSL Certs problem
I have my virtcenter 5.1 SSLs replaced and they appear to work well, but I am having issue replacing SSL certs for Update Manager. I have stopped the Update Manager service, replaced the...
View ArticleCannot Use VUM
Hello everyone, I've installed VUM with my vCenter (vSphere 4.1) for several months.Today, when I want to check some upgrade, I found that all frame of Update tab in vSphere Client is not working just...
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