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• Essentials more Kit - can't find the Update Manager

  Hi all

  We are using VMware Essentials Plus Kit. Now, I want to update our vSphere ESXi hosts. Unfortunately I don't find the Update Manager in vSphere Client when connected to vCenter. See screen attached.

  1 belongs to Update Manager Essentials Plus Kit?

  2. How can I add update plugin eat at my facility?

  

  
  

  Thanks for help.

  Update Manager is a separate facility that AFAIK.  A server with a database connection is needed to run it.

  If you run the Vmware-VIMSetup-all file from a windows-based server, you will see the installer for the Manager to update as well as prerequisites for installation.

  Dean

• Can you manage VMware Essentials of vCentre Standard

  I have a Standard of vSphere environment 4 and I need to move a virtual machine in a single specific server (which has a minimum configuration to minimize the cost of licensing of cracked).

  This server is as an alternative to the V2P.  I'm happy to say goodbye to vMotion, HA and the CBT API for this server.

  And I won't have a VM on this server.  It is rather a loss of a server (thanks Oracle).  I rather not burn ESX Enterprise license too.

  So I want to install using licensed Essentials at low cost.

  But the question is: what I can manage a host VMware Essentials of Standard vCentre?

  I can't find anything to vmware.com who says I can't.  But then, I can't find anything that says I can be...

  Do I have to buy a complete Standard license even for things that are not going to use all these features?

  Andrew

  Welcome to the community,

  Perhaps this will clarify and answer your question:

  the EULA http://www.vmware.com/download/eula/esx_esxi_eula.html

  c) VMware vSphere Essentials and VMware vSphere Essentials Plus

  If you have a VMware vSphere Essentials or VMware vSphere Essentials Plus license, the following additional license terms apply:

  VMware VMware vSphere Essentials licenses or VMware vSphere Essentials Plus editions (collectively, "editions") you only to manage the server up to three 3 hosts and your use of these editions is limited to servers with up to two processors. For these editions, the host server must be managed by the VMware vCenter Server that comes with these editions, and this same VMware vCenter server cannot be used to manage other hosts from server not included with these editions.

  So the answer to your question is: "No, you can't."

  André

• VMware vCenter Update Manager Client installation fails

  I have a system that has been upgraded to ESX 3.5 to vSphere and installed successfully the vSphere Client, can see my hosts and virtual machines without any problem.  I install the plugin VM converter, but when I try to install the plugin Update Manager it fails every time.

  I'm installing on a 64-bit Windows 7 computer (my laptop is also Win7 64 bit and it installed successfully there).  I tried to install the application and get the error message in the Windows application logs:

  Product: VMware vCenter Update Manager Client - Setup cannot continue. VMware vSphere Client is not found to be installed on this computer. VMware vCenter Update Manager Client can be installed only on machines where VMware vSphere Client is present.

  I've already entered my store of % TEMP % and tried to install just the exe file (VMware - UMClient.exe) and who is not, I copied the extracted files, including all the files .ini, .bmp, .msi and .mst to the root of my C drive and tried installing from there.  All this provided the same failure.

  During the installation, I get this message first indicating the location of my vSphere Client installation:

  

  When I click on the only 'real' installation option, then spend a few seconds and then I get this message:

  Click ok and then get a message saying that the installation has failed.

  I managed to do install finally.

  The strange solution was that I had to log on as an administrator of my machine and then install the plugin.  Even if my account is an administrator account.

  Anyway, problem solved, works perfectly and am clean now.

• VMWare Update Manager, patch lost files, how to re - download all?

  Hello

  We have a laboratory to test very small/dev with some ESX server and a Management Server VI including the Update Manager. This administration server is only a standalone machine with two local disks. In the vci - integrity.xml, we moved the location for the hotfix on a second drive data store

  & lt; docRootHostUpdates & gt;

  & lt; namespace & gt; "" vci / / hostupdates "& lt; / space names & gt;

  & lt; path & gt; D:\VMWarePatchStore\Data\ & lt; / path & gt;

  & lt; / docRootHostUpdates & gt;

  and

  & lt; patchStore & gt; D:\VMWarePatchStore\Data\ & lt; / patchStore & gt;

  Everything worked well for several months, until the D: drive crashed and the entire data store has been lost. Well, obviously no backup of this patch store because the idea was that these data can at any time be re-uploaded, if necessary. Only the C-disk's backup.

  Well, now we're at the stage where I have to re - download / fill this store patch, but I can't understand how to do this...

  Last weekend several 3.0.3 new patches have been released, and they have been downloaded in the patchStore. But no version 3.5.0 patches. (All of our ESX servers are 3, 5 - U2 all patches until December). When I run a "Scan for Updates" on any of the hosts-ESX, I get an error message in the file esxupdate.log on the ESX host:

  26 jan 09-0842 DEBUG: Summary: / usr/sbin/esxupdate - HA - d - flushcache http:// & lt; system-ip & gt;:80/vci/hostupdates/hostupdate/esx/esx-3.5.0 scan

  26 jan 09-0842 DEBUG: root: hostagent interface enabling

  26 jan 09-0842 DEBUG: db: dbfile = /etc/vmware/patchdb/patch.db, 215 keys

  26 jan 09-0842 DEBUG: deposit: download rules: {'black list': '.rpm ',' [/headers'], 'exclusive': []}

  09 jan 26-0842 ERROR: root: IOError: HTTP 404 error: not found: http:// < system-ip >: 80/vci/hostupdates/hostupdate/esx/esx-3.5.0/contents.xml.sig

  09 jan 26-0842 ERROR: hostagent: BundleID:Unknown

  Jan 26-0842 09 ERROR: hostagent: file: [http:// < system-ip >: 80/vci/hostupdates/hostupdate/esx/esx-3.5.0/contents.xml.sig]

  09 jan 26-0842 ERROR: hostagent: Extra :()

  Well, of course, that the file cannot be found, it was lost in the disk crash. The D-drive has been replaced, and I created the necessary directories manually. But in the subdirectory 3.5.0 - esx, there is no content and that the update of the weekly signature work runs and completes successfully, the lost content is not automatically recreated. I guess if there are new patches, they would appear there. But none of the 'old' patches of disk crash. If add us an ESX or need to re - install one, we need to patch, so I want to patch-store to be "complete" and contain at least the required corrections published after 3.5.0-U2.

  Then... I wonder what to do. Should I uninstall the Update Manager and re-install? I would like to avoid this. I couldn't find any command line interface (do not even talk about GUI) so far. Any help?

  Thanks in advance, Herbert

  The Update Manager database yet entered saying that patches are on the D: drive, even if they aren't there.  The entries in the database must be purged, or simply create a new database and point your current Manager to update to the new database.  All updates will then be re-uploaded.

• M1000 and R 620 blades/VMWare Update Manager

  Small question:

  I need to upgrade my 5.1 to 5.5 ESXi hosts.  I'll use the VMWare Update Manager to perform the upgrade to my hosts, who are servers in a M1000 r.620 chassis.  What I need to download the .iso in VMWare ESXi ESIi specific Dell 5.5 5.5 or can I use disc VMWare 5.5?

  I did not upgrade since the original install and we used the Dell disk at this time here because he had the pilots but thought that with the Update Manager, I wouldn't need to use the specific Dell disk now.

  Thank you.

  You can use.

  Be sure to upgrade your vCenter and Update Manager 5.5 before attempting to upgrade the hosts.

  The image of ESXi 5.5 vanilla of VMware and Dell 'branded' start ESXi 5.5 of the same image.

  However, Dell adds drivers and additional sensors.

  I would recommend going with the image of Dell.

• Cisco ISO Custom - VMWare ESXi 5.5 Upd 2 - VMware Update Manager still shows update 2 required

  Hi all

  I just updated one of my guests with the latest cisco image provided on the vmware website (Vmware-ESXi-5.5.0-2068190-custom-Cisco-5.5.2.3).  After the application as an upgrade of the host and then doing a scan against the host in the Update Manager, it shows that ESXi complete update 2 is missing?

  I know this is maybe more a problem of vmware, but wanted to see if someone had run into this?

  This thank you for the quick response.

• using vmware update manager to update Dell M630 ESXI 5.5 update 3

  I use put vmware update manager (VUM) up-to-date Dell M630 ESXI 5.5 updated 3. The Dell build was published on 11/13/15.

  The results of the baseline VUM are attached. I was surprised that some older patches from 2014 are suggested, and even complete full update and 2 update 3. Is a common practice to just update with whataver MUV said, or is it best to get VUM to apply the patches after the date of release of a version of the seller?

  If missing the update you must certainly apply. I'm just going by what suggests Manager Update and apply all the patches.

• vSphere 6.0 + is not compatible with vmware vsphere Update Manager vcenter you install.

  Hello

  We run with vCenter 6.0 version 6.0.0 build 2997665.

  Installing Update Manager in different windows server with vCenter 6.0 U1 installation media.

  During the installation of Update Manager, it gives below error.

  Error: Vcenter is incompatible with vmware vsphere Update Manager that you are installing.

  Problem has been resolved after downloading installation VC VMware-VIMSetup-all - 6.0.0 - 2800571.iso, which is compatible with running VC build version.

• VMware vSphere Update Manager extension

  Hello community!

  I have a vSphere of VMware update Manager 6 installed in my vSphere6 env.

  Update Manager works great and updates the hosts, but in WebClient in the tab "System Configuration" in the State of health services I observe "VMware vSphere Update Manager extension" in a critical situation.

  When I open it I see following:

  

  I checked the Update Manager and vpxd connects and found nothing suspicious.

  No idea what this could be?

  Problem solved after following KB:

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1023011

  Please make sure that you fillfulled all the FQDN, IP and dns short name in certificate request

  My previous certificate did not short dns name that caused my problem.

• VMware Update Manager - Setup failed with an unknown error. vCenter credentials could not be validated

  Hi all

  I have my getting the error next message when I try to install VUM.

  VMware Update Manager - Setup failed with an unknown error. vCenter credentials could not be validated

  Help, please.

  Hi John,.

  Please follow the link below.

  http://www.virtualmvp.com/VMware-Update-Manager-Setup-failed-with-an-unknown-error-vCenter-credentials-could-not-be-validated/

  Thank you

  Venance

• Disk space is growing day after day in player GBs D where Service of VMware Update Manager is installed

  vCenter Server 6.0 the disk automatically develops on a daily basis in GBs. On which the disc, vCneter Update Manager is installed. This particular drive size is 50 GB where only 4 GB of data is is however its space has been consumed 43 GB.

  When all the space was occupied this drive (drive D) and vCenter Server Services will stop. I don't know where is the problem and not able to find the root cause. Second, other - than vCenter Update Manager Server Services, all vCenter Server 6.0 Associates services are installed on the C drive.

  Internet services are enabled on the server vCenter Server, but I disabled the option Update Manager configuration tab for auto download of patches of VMware. Please help...

  As directed by your last update SQL is installed on drive D. normally Transition of database log will grow.

  -check the SQL logs in drive D

  -Reduce the SQL log file to reduce space.

  Steps to follow:

  1. SQL Management Studio connection
  2. Expand bases of data and then right click on the database you want to shrink.
  3. Point to tasks, point to Shrink, and then click files.
  4. Select the file type and the file name.
  5. Click OK.

  -If you find this or any other helpful answer please tick the correct answer or useful-

• Installation of the Client VMware Update Manager 6.0 not in the installation menu

  I played a bit with a VMware 6.0 default installation and everything has been installed. After I finished I could not find a way to configure the Update Manager. It was available in the webclient service, but still there is no way (AFAIK) to go to "Admin View" here.

  So I installed the client vSphere 6.0 via the menu autorun and worked well. I found a few screenshots to another installation of VUM and there was a separate button "VUM Client" installation in the automatic menu which I did not.

  After reviewing the DVD, I found the Setup file Z:\updateManager\VMware-UpdateManager.msi, after installing it the VUM Client is available.

  I used VMware-VIMSetup-all - 6.0.0 - 2562643.ISO as an installation source.

  It is normal to do it like that or if the option "VUM customer" is somehow forgotten in the automatic menu? I wonder if you guys probably noticed the same thing.

  Just a plug in c# if I not mistaken, just need him.  Believe me, c# is where you can actually get stuff done unless its something that is deliberately omitted in order to make this horrible thing

• Version number VMware update manager

  I want to install vmware updatemanager, but it displays: this server vcenter isn't compatile with vmware Update Manager.

  My version of vcenter server is: 5.1.0 build 123532

  My 08 R2 64-bit system

  I want to use vmware update manager update my vmware environment. So what version of MUV is necessary the download, thanks!

  Yes, you can download 5.5 and the environment 5.1 to 5.5.

  You will need to start by vCenter, then ESXi hosts.

  After you are done before the two, you can go ahead and install VUM.

  Another option is to upgrade vCenter, install VUM and then upgrade of servers using AUVS.

• If the patch management can be done by VMware Update Manager in vCenter Server Appliance as similar vCenter Server

  Hi friends,

  If patches of the host management can be done through Vmware Update manager vCenter Server Appliance as in vCenter Server.

  Tell me other differences between them...

  Kind regards

  Sirot Vijay

  1. Yes we can connect to the device using the vSphere client.

  2. in the installation of the update manager VCenter information will ask and he will automatically fit no special measures required.

  3. no conflict. Its just like you have two vCenter servers, but you can not have two server vCenter managing the same hosts.

  -Avinash