Update Manager - never to host reboots

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• update a single ESXi host

  I have a recovery with a host site (run by a unit of vCenter and windows PSC) which is the site of recovery in a SRM deployment, and it also runs an AD domain controller and replication of vSphere. In addition, of course potentially VMs that can be recovered.

  But - I do not know how I will apply the updates to this host? I have no physical box outside the host ESXi itself. I have a VPN to connect with a laptop computer remotely or whatever.

  What is the best way to update this host? Things are complicated a bit also because the host has a HP async SAS controller driver (thus, the appropriate driver is NOT included in the usual VMware update packages). In a cluster of stream environment, it's simple, of course - add in a CVS repository, create a baseline that includes the drivers updated to HP, and then set the host mode maint and clean up. Maybe do it twice to catch the updated HP drivers.

  But - how the hell is this fact without Update Manager and another host?

  If you have any kind of IPMI (ILO since it's HP) draw a HP brand ESXi ISO in there and update that way. After that, you can download kits locally using SSH or the browser to store data and run the beams offline against the host.

  https://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=2008939

  If this post was helpful, please mark it as such.

• Update Manager fails during upgrade from 5.0 to 5.5 ESXi host.

  Nice day

  I am trying to upgrade to 5.0 and 5.5 ESXi host using Update Manager. However, when I scan my host I get incompatible error. When I click Details I get the error "unsupported configuration.

  Update Manger newspapers show that SANE_ESX_CONF is not in the host logs see below:

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS", the planned test of "PRECHECK_INITIALIZE", "version esx.conf" found "version esx.conf".

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: 'SUCCESS', 'SUPPORTED_ESX_VERSION', wait 4 5' found '5'

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test 'SPACE_AVAIL_ISO', expected '347872773', '347872773'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test 'MEMORY_SIZE', expected '4261412864', '34357448704'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test 'HARDWARE_VIRTUALIZATION', expected '3', 3'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test 'CPU_CORES', expected '2', 4'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: "SUCCESS, test ' 64BIT_LONGMODESTATUS', wait 1', found 1' «»

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:219 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: ' SUCCESS, 'NXBIT_ENABLED', '1' expected, found test 1'.

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:220 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: 'ERROR', 'SANE_ESX_CONF', expected 'True' to test, found 'False. '

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:220 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: 'SUCCESS', the test plan "UNSUPPORTED_DEVICES", ", found"

  [11-01-2013 13:40:18:221 'HostUpgradeScanner' 3544 INFO]  [scannerImpl, 473] PRECHECK script test result: 'ERROR', 'PACKAGE_COMPLIANCE', test

  I tried to reboot the host but still no luck. the search file is the esx.conf file. When I ssh host I find the file here.

  Any help/thoughts is appreciated.

  Thank you!

  -Ali

  Give UUID uppercase. This is not the result we are looking for. It should give the UUID or raise an error.

  Review the allocation of points for answers useful/correct

• VMWare Update Manager Server does not work after changing name of host/IP

  I have Virtual Center 2.5 update 4 and Manager Update on two separate servers.

  I had to rename and change the IP of the Server Manager to update, and now the Server Update Manager does not work.

  Here are two mistakes that I get, when you try to activate the plugin Update Manager:

  "The server took too long to respond" or "VMWare Update manager cannot accept applications because VirtualCenter.

  Server is not reachable, or it's the database is not reachable

  by train to stop'

  That's what I did to change the host name:

  -J' uninstalled virtual UpdateManager 1.0 Clients Center customer.

  -I stopped the Service VMware Update Manager on the update server

  -J' I renamed the update server changed its IP address and the host name and then rebooted the server (without starting the VMware Update Manager Service)

  -J' changed the value of the fields

  dbo. VPX_EXT_CLIENT. URL

  dbo. VPX_EXT_SERVER.UR

  -in the vCenter (on the vCenter server) database reflecting the new name of the server (the new hostnameis to pings to the vCenter server)

  -J' restarted the vCenter Server

  -J' started the Service VMware Update Manager on the update server

  -J' installed the client plugin update manager Virtual Infrastructure client

  -J' have TRIED to activate the plugin, but I got a warning about an untrusted certificate (I guess it happened also when I installed the client for the first time, and everything worked) and then I got two errors:

  sometimes "the server has taken too much time to react" and a few other times "the VMWare Update manager cannot accept applications because VirtualCenter.

  Server is not reachable, or it's the database is not reachable

  by train to stop'

  I think that there are a few other references to the host name of the Update Manager, which I have not changed, on the vCenter server or Manager Update server...

  Does anyone have an idea what do I do?

  Thank you in advance.

  I would try just reinstalling the update on existing installation manager.  Do not overwrite the database in the process so that you shouldn't really lose anything.  Not the plugin, but since the Update Manager vCenter installation media.

  Give that a try and let us know how it goes.

• Update Manager upgrade of the ESXi host that he is running in a virtual machine does

  That is the question.  Here is some information.  We were a completely virtualized environment for several years.  2 guests ESXi collocated 5.5 to different data centers connected of course by a VPN site-to site.  The VPN itself is provided by VMs and vCenter runs in a VM to one of the sites as Update Manager is to proceed with installing it. If the vCenter and/or VPN VMs are down, we have a very cool backup method to gain access to and manage ESXi and its console.   Some of you who read the rest of the present will be tempted to suggest to architecting our environment differently, but we are very pleased with the way it is thank you very much :-)  Appreciate all the answers but really just responded to this specific question.

  The reason why we want to Update Manager is really just to be able to upgrade easily ESXi in the future without enter in the console and the execution of orders, etc.  I realize the documentation and blogs on this topic that ESXi may need to go into maintenance mode and stop the virtual machines running on it (not a cluster if no migration) how ESXi is lose connection to the Update Manager (if the remote host) or a stop Update Manager (if the local host).  So the question is, is that the process of updating managed by Update Manager an atomic operation at that crucial moment or a sequence of operations depend on continuous connectivity and control of Update Manager.  Ddoes ESXi, then perform the upgrade and restart regardless - that would be great - or he'll just stand there in maintenance mode to learn more about disconnected now / stop Manager update pending.

  Your answers are greatly appreciated.

  Please, tell me if I understand you:

  Ask yourself if you can upgrade the host running Update Manager VM? And you cannot migrate the virtual to another host machine because there is no cluster in place and no shared storage?

  If your answer is YES to both questions, I can tell you that you cannot use Update Manager, since you must put your host in Maintenance Mode and therefore you will need to stop all virtual machines running, including the VM Manager Update.

• update of esx host, use do not update manager

  Hello

  We have some for security reason esx host we are do not allow to connect to the internet and Update Manager is no/prob can't be installed (security), so I need to download and install the patches manually.

  I need to apply the following patch, but at the bottom of the KB, I get

  To apply patches to ESXi host is via the VMware Update Manager. For more information, see installation and administration of VMware vSphere Update Manager.

  What is the typical whatsoever?  is this one?

  the hosts are 5.1

  kb = http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC & docType = kc & docTypeID = DT_KB_1_1 & externalId = 2035778

  see you soon

  You can download the patches and copy it into the data store and apply it using ESXCLI

  Check the items below it will work by

  Install patches on an ESXi host from the command-line 5.x

  Fastest way to patch an ESX/ESXi by using the command line

• Manager Update on the VMware host updated

  I have two VMware hosts with vCenterServer running in a virtual machine on a host.  Manager of update is loaded and it works very well.

  I would like to be updated (install patches) the host who has VCenterServer on this.  Technical support said that he could not tell me that it was OK to make a staging of the update with UpdateManager on the host.  My plan was to push updates on, then use vSphere client to manually restart the host that is home to the VCenterServer.  It makes sense that it would work, but the tech told me to create a second vCenterServer on the other host.  It's a lot of work.

  Anyone has successfully done what I was planning to do?  I look at UpdateManager patch the first host, it seems that Update Manager pushes updates to the host, and then goes into maintenance mode and restarts.  Why not push updates, then restart manually?

  Any other suggestions or ways to do from the console?

  You can update the hosts through command-line if you stop vcenter.

  http://blogs.VMware.com/vSphere/2012/02/quickest-way-to-patch-an-esxesxi-using-the-command-line.html

• How do you update a host unique vm with Update Manager

  I have a single vmware esxi 4.1 host on a remote site and vcenter is a virtual machine, as well as 2 other virtual machines.  It is the target of SRM as well.

  In any case, I tried to address updates in the Update Manager and it expires just waiting to the power off vm.  There is no other host VM in this cluster is not as if something can vmotion off.  So I'm wondering because the Update Manager vcenter server running running on THIS host, if it were to close then maybe Update Manager could not perform?

  How can I update this host, currently on 4.1.0 260247.

  I have an another ESXi 4.0.0 171294 clocked at that site and it can also access the shared storage that can the 4.1 server.  I can't handle this in vCenter and vMotion things to him because I don't have a license to do.  But could I import vcenter to do this and it turns on and then try to restore the other host?

  Thanks for the help.

  patches are cumulative.

  you don't need a vma, its good for multiple hosts.

  just ssh into your box directly if you have only one box

• Update Manager e riavvio manuale host aggiornato

  Buongiorno a tutti,

  Sto using UPD Manager per aggiornare degli host-> esx5 my al esx4 ends dell'aggiornamento, the line host a che deve essere confirmed riavvio da console per tramite... questo e he message:

  http://ImageShack.us/f/688/18vcenter5esxi5upgrade.PNG/

  his tell qualcuno e suggerirmi is è a modo per evitare the intervento manuale?

  Ciao Luca.

  Ho tried a cercare ed effetti seems to che Upgrade non possa essere 100% unattended, proprio a causa dell'ultimo per.

  MI viene da say che "filosoficamente" being no una patch di voglia di evitare una attacking VMware application upgrade from basic ad a cluster e lanciare procedure Laurette.

  Vedi:

  http://www.thatcouldbeaproblem.com/?p=222

  http://www.sysadmintutorials.com/tutorials/VMware-vSphere-5-x/vCenter-5-x/Update-Manager/ESXi-4-upgrade-to-ESXi-5-using-Update-Manager/

  Sam

• DMZ Canals to allow the VM Update Manager 4.0 Update 1 for work FRO ESX 4.0 Hosts?

  Hi all.

  I'm trying to get two ESX 4.0 servers in the DMZ to be allow to get patched by our internal server VMupdate Manager... Having a few problems to work through our firewall and was hoping that someone who post the ports required to make this work? When I scan the host I get this error:

  Host cannot download Vmware Update Manager patch store files. Check your network connectivity and configuration of firewall and esxupdate logs for more details.

  ESX host connects to the Manager to update through port 80. The reverse proxy forwards the request to 9084.

  For host ESX sweeping and sanitation, Update Manager requires that port 80 be open on the ESX host.

• Update Manager fails to analyze host to upgrade.

  I just recently updated Virtual Server 4.0 Update 1. My next step is to update my servers ESX 3.5 to 4.0 Update 1. After going through the steps and the creation of a reference database that I was unable to analyze the host in order to get it updated. I received the following error message.

  VMware Vcenter Update Manager had an unknown faliure. Responsible for check and tab events and logs for more details.

  Got this error?

  Thank you

  Now, I have the solution. You can find it in http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsp_vum_40u1_admin_guide.pdf on page 45:

  -vCenter Server and Server Update Manager are installed on the same host and their database instances are on

  two different hosts.

  If you separate the VirtualCenter 2 databases and the UpdateManger to different SQL servers.

  Without having to disassemble, I get the following error message:

  Setup has found that several schemes exist in the database, please remove the additional schemas before you continue.

  If you can not ignore this message, you should really separate the VirtualCenter DB of the UpdateManager-DB.

  What's new with 1 updated in ESX V4.0, it wasn't a problem.

• Update Manager - host updates does not download

  Hello

  I'm having a problem with the Manager to update to download updates to the host. For all lines created for guests basic IE host critical updates, critical host no updates etc. the number of updates = 0.

  On the other hand, the virtual machine updates seem fine download. Please see the attachment.

  Can anyone think of a reason why this is? Anyone had this problem before.

  Thanks in advance.

  Any help is really appreciated.

  PM

  Depending on whether you have any custom schedules defined, I am tempted to uninstall the Update Manager, remove from its database and the repository, then put back in place. The update log manager files are in

  C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware update Manager\Logs

  but I'm not sure that you will find all the answers. Saying that, you should be able to see something in vmware-vci - log4cpp.log.

• Update Manager Does'nt Get Host updates

  OK, so pretty much what the title says.  I have Update Manager running on VC 2.5 and when I run an update so he can get the new patches it downloads no patches of the host.  I don't know why, because some of the guests are still Build 110268 so its not like any of my guests are the most recent updates.

  Thanks in advance!

  -Brett

  There is a problem with your base line... There should be a default base lines.  Are all absent VMware?

• Server Update Manager vCenter - host supports

  I am currently preparing our environment for the upgrade to vCenter Server v2.0.2 to Update3 V2.5

  Currently, we only have 3.0.1 and 3.0.2 hosts and I'm busy to patch the 3.0.1 hosts to satisfy the prerequisites for the upgrade of the vCenter server.

  My question is, Update Manager supports the correction of the old armed forces or is it only 3i and 3.5 hosts it supports.  I read it somewhere but can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere

  Thanks in advance for any help you can give

  See you soon

  D.Misbehavis

  Hi Davis,.

  Take a look at the compatibility guides, you'll find this info.

  VC 2.5 U3 patches ESX 3.03, 3.5Ux and ESXi

  Have fun.

• Manager Update and patching ESX hosts

  We have 2.5u3 with ESX 3.5u2 VC.

  We want to use VMware Update Manager to patch the ESX host. I created a reference database containing patches ESX and attached to a host ESX to test. I have a scanner and it came with 28 patches that need to be installed, which is ESX update 1.

  Why would it need to install ESX 1 update when we already run ESX Update 2?

  No idea, or do I just exclude it?

  This is a bug of gui... it will not be applied.

  Duncan

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