Information Technology Reference
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Perform the following steps to run the Update Manager Utility:
1.
Stop the Update Manager service on the server.
2.
Browse to the utility's directory. By default this is: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\
Infrastructure\Update Manager.
3.
Run the executable VMwareUpdateManagerUtility.exe.
The utility is a simple GUI tool that steps through these VUM/UMDS settings.
Upgrading VUM from a Previous Version
It is possible to upgrade VUM from any VUM installation that is version 4.0 or above. When
the VUM 5.5 installation starts, it will recognize the previous version and offer to upgrade it.
You can choose to delete the previously downloaded patches and start afresh or keep the exist-
ing downloads and potentially save some bandwidth. Remember that like the install itself, the
account that VUM uses to connect to the database will need dbo permissions on the MSDB
database during the upgrade procedure. You will not be able to change the patch repository's
location using an upgrade.
VUM 5.5 is installable only on 64-bit versions of Windows. If you have a 4.
x
VUM install
on 32-bit Windows, you need to migrate the data to a new 64-bit server i rst. There is a special
tool on the vCenter 5.0 installation DVD in the datamigration folder to help you back up and
restore the installation to a new 64 bit machine. You are then able to upgrade it from 5.0 to 5.5.
Confi guring vSphere Update Manager
After you have installed and registered the plug-in with the vSphere Client, a new Update
Manager icon appears on the vSphere Client home page. Additionally, in the Hosts And Clusters
or VMs And Templates inventory view, a new tab labeled Update Manager appears on objects in
the vSphere Client. From this Update Manager tab, you can scan for patches, create and attach
baselines, stage patches to hosts, and remediate hosts and guests.
Clicking the Update Manager icon at the vSphere Client home page takes you to the main
VUM administration screen. Figure 4.9 shows that this area is divided into seven main sections:
Baselines And Groups, Coni guration, Events, Notii cations, Patch Repository, ESXi Images, and
VA Upgrades. Initially, as in many other areas of the vSphere Client, you will also see a leading
Getting Started tab.
Figure 4.9
h e tabs in the
Update Manager
Administration
area within the
vSphere Client
