Re-connecting to Vsphere update Manager
Hi All we recently update our vCenter from 5.50 update 3b to 5.5.0 update 3d . All went fine except VMware update Manager . we are getting pop up (attached) while scanning or remmiadting any ESXI host...
View ArticleVmware 6 & Update Manager
Hi all,I just deployed Update Manager for my Vmware 6 Vcenter server (build 2776510), enabled Update Manager client plug-in, but I still have no Stage or Remediate button in the right mouse button...
View Articlemultiple download services for update manager
Hi @all, we have a vCenter 6 and a good running update manager. Everything is fine - almost. To the vCenter I have connected some ESXi hosts over a very, very bad WAN. For the daily work the WAN is...
View Articleesxi 5.5 upgrade from 5.1 iso on vcenter 6.0/vum 6.0 issue
I am uploading an esxi 5.5 iso image into a vcenter 6.0/vum 6.0 environ,ent but getting an error failed to import data the uploaded upgrade package cannot be used with vmware vsphere update manager...
View ArticleVendor Customized ESXi Image and critical patching
Hello. I would like some advice and guidance on the scenario below... Scenario:ESXi Vendor Customized Image installed on hostsUpdates to this customized image are released by the vendor on approx a 6...
View ArticleUpdate ESXi 5.5 hosts automatically
I have ESXi 5.5 hosts that I would like to update with update manager using the schedule feature. The issue I have is that we have appliances that run on every host (Trend & Zerto) that are not...
View ArticleVIM Patch/JRE update not in Update Manager - is this normal?
Hi All, I am using Update Manager. There is a patch released on 7-27 for JRE update -VMware-VIMPatch-T-6.5.0-5973321.isoDownload Size:40.9 MBJRE 1.8.0_131 patch for vCenter Server 6.5. For more...
View Article'UserVars.PXEBootEnabled' is invalid or exceeds the maximum number of...
While trying to scan a host (ESXi 6.0.0 Update 3 build-5050593) I got a rather cryptic failure message in vCenter (Version 6.0.0 Build 3617395): Scan entity <name of ESXi host> VMware vSphere...
View ArticleVMware - Update Manager Not Showing Up In vCenter or vSphere Client
I setup a VM with VMware Update Manager from the 5.5 U3 vCenter download. I'm running vCenter (Applicance) 5.5.0 build 4180647 (which should be vCenter 5.5 U3e). I've tried installing the plug-in in...
View ArticleUpdates VIB vs Update Manager
I found out something recently which I find peculiar. Update manager is slow. I am not talking about click click click, select, click click , then hit remediate vs a copy / paste command in shell...
View ArticleRunning latest Dell Customised 5.5 build but Update Manager saying missing...
Hi, I have just updated all my hosts to ESXi 5.5 5230635 using the Dell Customized ISO but when I do a Update Manager scan it says I am missing patches Ain't ISO upgrades cumulative and include all...
View ArticleProblem exporting UMDS repository
In my environment I have installed umds on server 2012 and I installed IIS role on server and created a folder named UMDS in root directory of IIS. Now when I am trying to export the repository info, I...
View ArticleHow can I install a proxy client certificate on vcsa 6.5?
I am running ESXi 6.5 and the vCenter appliance 6.5. I am working on getting Update Manager to work through our web proxy. I have Internet access from the VCSA, but I need to pass through a proxy...
View ArticleUMDS downlod directly into IIS folder
In my environment I have a server 2012 with IIS role and I created a folder named UMDS in the root directory of IIS. Now I'm installing UMDS on the same server. and I wish to configure UMDS to...
View Articlecannot download software packages from patch source
In my environment I have a server 2012 with IIS role and UMDS .UMDS download correctly the patches from internet, I export the patches to the IIS folder VUM, installed on another server, is configured...
View ArticleUpgrade VMware tools (Complete install) using Update Manager
Hi, i need to install the VMCI driver on all virtual machines in my environments (the default VMware tools install does not include this driver, a "complete" install is necessary )to install VMware...
View ArticleUpdate repository does not show latest updates
Hi,Running VMware vCenter Server 5.1.0 build 947673.Would like to update my ESXi hosts from 5.1u3 to 5.1u9 using update managerWhen running the scheduled task to download the updates the most recent...
View ArticleClear specific entry in VUM "Patch Repository"
Hello, Is there any way to clear a specific entry in the VUM Patch repository ? For example, let's imaging there is an online depot added to VUM and there is a bundle downloaded to the local VUM...
View ArticleVMware Update Manager Unable to import patches
Hi Guys, I tried to import a driver which is download as an offline bundle (a zip file) format from the VMware update manager to the patch repository but getting an error message as "Failed to transfer...
View ArticleVMware update manager - not showing any hosts
Hi Admins, I have an issue with VMware update Manager in ESXi 6.0 environment. The configuration is like: 1 Cluster with 3 ESXi 6.0 hosts with HA and DRS enabledI recently installed the VMware update...
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