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VMWARE 6.0 UPDATE MANAGER INSTALL
VMWARE 6.0 UPDATE MANAGER UPDATE

If you do not have 120 GB of free space you will get the following message.

VMWARE 6.0 UPDATE MANAGER INSTALL

You can change the install directory and patch repository here. If you need to enter proxy settings to access the internet you can do so now or you can skip and perform later. If you have a DNS server in your environment change the drop down menu to the FQDN of your VUM server. Highly recommend using a Service Account. Uncheck it and click Next:Įnter the details of your vCenter server and a user account to use. I always like to do the download manually. Click Ok:Īccept the EULA to continue then click Next: Once SQL finishes you will be prompted with the language selection. SQL Installer will pop up but won’t require any interaction from you. I will be installing this in my home lab and will be using SQL Express. If the autorun didn’t run you can manually launch by going to the UpdateManager folder and running VMware-UpdateManager.exe

VMWARE 6.0 UPDATE MANAGER UPDATE

Click here for all VMware Update Manager documentation.Įxtract or mount the vCenter ISO and launch the install.

For a full of requirements check out the VMware Update Manager 6.0 Update 2 Release Notes.

Click here and here to read more about having a external database.

External: If you have a larger environment then you will want to use a external database.

SQL Express: If you have a small environment (VMware says 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines or less) then the embedded SQL Express database is just fine.

Sizing Estimator for vSphere Update Manager 6.0.

Storage: VMware recommends at least 120 GB of free space for the patching repository.

8 GB of RAM if installed on a Windows vCenter.

Hardware: 2 GB of RAM if separated from vCenter.

NET Framework 3.5 needs to be installed on the VUM server. For two install methods click here and here. Once installed then I will use VUM to update my environment! In this post I will be installing VUM on Windows Server 2012 R2 VM using the SQL Express database and attaching it to my VCSA 6.0 U2 appliance. It can also be used to upgrade VMTools and VMHardware versions on your virtual machines. With the release of vSphere 6.0 Update 2 I needed to update my hosts! VMware Update Manager makes updating and patching your environment very easy.