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Figure 4.12
h e Events tab
lists events logged
by VUM during
operation and can
be a good source
of information for
troubleshooting.
➢
Events area of the
vSphere Client home page (or via the Ctrl+Shift+E keyboard shortcut), and that area does
include some i ltering functionality as well as the ability to export the events. The Export
Events button, shown in Figure 4.13 in the upper-left corner, allows you to export events to a
i le. (The functionality of the Management
However, you can also i nd the events listed in the holistic Management
➢
Events area of vCenter Server was discussed in
detail in Chapter 3.)
Figure 4.13
Events from VUM
Manager are
included in the
Management area
of vCenter Server,
where information
can be exported or
fi ltered.
Notii cations
This tab displays any notii cations gathered by VUM regarding patch recalls,
patch i xes, and other alerts issued by VMware.
For example, if VMware recalled a patch, VUM would mark the patch as recalled. This pre-
vents you from installing the recalled patch. A notii cation that the patch was recalled would
be displayed in the Notii cations area. Similarly, if a patch is i xed, VUM would update the
new patch and include a notii cation that the patch has been updated.
Patch Repository
The Patch Repository tab shows all the patches that are currently in
VUM's patch repository. From here, you can also view the details of any specii c patch by
right-clicking the patch and selecting Show Patch Detail or by double-clicking a patch. Figure
4.14 shows the additional information displayed about a patch when you select Show Patch
Detail from the context menu (right click).
This particular item shown in Figure 4.14 is the Virtual Ethernet Module for the Cisco Nexus
1000V.
The Import Patches link in the upper-right corner of the Patch Repository tab allows you to
upload patches directly into the repository. Importing patches here is the same as importing
them on the Coni guration
➢
Download Settings page.
ESXi Images
This is the area where you will upload ISO i les for upgrading ESX/ESXi.
These ISO i les are the same images used to create the CD installation media for a base ESXi
install. You can i nd more information on this task in the section “Upgrading Hosts With
vSphere Update Manager.”
