Reconfiguring VMware
vSphere Update Manager
17 APR 2018
VMware vSphere 6.7
vSphere Update Manager 6.7
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager
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Contents
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager 4
Introduction to the Update Manager Utility 5
1
Installing the Update Manager Utility 6
2
Install the Update Manager Server and the Update Manager Utility 6
Install UMDS and the Update Manager Utility 9
Using the Update Manager Utility 13
3
Start the Update Manager Utility and Log In 13
Launch the Update Manager Utility with UMDS 14
Reconfigure the Proxy Settings 14
Change the Update Manager Database Connection Settings 15
Re-register Update Manager with vCenter Server 15
Change the Update Manager SSL Certificate 16
Restart the Update Manager Service 16
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Manager
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager provides information about configuring
VMware® vSphere Update Manager and VMware® vSphere Update Manager Download Service (UMDS)
by using the VMware® vSphere Update Manager Utility.
This information provides instructions about changing the database password and proxy authentication,
re-registering Update Manager with vCenter Server, and replacing the SSL certificates for
Update Manager.
Intended Audience
This information is intended for anyone who wants to reconfigure Update Manager by using the
Update Manager Utility. The information is written for experienced Windows or Linux system
administrators who are familiar with virtual machine technology, datacenter operations, and
Update Manager.
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Introduction to the Update
Manager Utility 1
The Update Manager Utility is an optional tool for Update Manager that allows you to configure the
Update Manager server and UMDS after installation.
The Update Manager Utility allows you to reconfigure the following Update Manager settings without the
need to reinstall Update Manager and UMDS:
Proxy settings When you install the Update Manager server or the UMDS, you specify the
proxy settings. If these settings change after installation, you must
reconfigure Update Manager or UMDS to use the newly configured proxy.
Database user name
and password
vCenter Server IP
address
SSL certificate You can replace the default Update Manager SSL certificates with either
If the database user name and password change after you install the
Update Manager server or UMDS, you can reconfigure Update Manager
and UMDS without the need to reinstall them.
When you install the Update Manager server, you register it with the
vCenter Server system with which Update Manager will work. Every time
the vCenter Server IP is requested, you must provide the IP of the
vCenter Server system with which Update Manager is registered. If the IP
of the vCenter Server system or Update Manager changes, you must be
able to re-register the Update Manager server with the vCenter Server
system.
self-signed certificates or certificates signed by a commercial Certificate
Authority (CA). You can replace only the SSL certificates that
Update Manager uses for communication between the Update Manager
server and client components. You cannot replace the SSL certificates that
Update Manager uses when you are importing offline bundles or upgrade
release files.
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Utility 2
When you install Update Manager or UMDS, the Update Manager Utility is silently installed on your
system.
You can install the Update Manager server and UMDS only on 64-bit operating system platforms.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Install the Update Manager Server and the Update Manager Utility
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Install UMDS and the Update Manager Utility
Install the Update Manager Server and the Update
Manager Utility
When you install the Update Manager server, the Update Manager Utility is installed on your system as
an additional component.
The Update Manager installation requires a connection to a single vCenter Server instance. You can
install Update Manager on the same computer on which vCenter Server is installed or on a different
computer.
Prerequisites
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Verify that your system meets the installation requirements listed in Installing and Administering
VMware vSphere Update Manager.
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Before installation, create and set up an Update Manager database and 64-bit DSN, unless you are
using the bundled SQL Server 2012 Express. For more information about setting up the
Update Manager database, see Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager.
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Make sure that you create the ODBC connection to a supported database server version by using a
supported database client version.
If you create an ODBC connection to a database server that is of an unsupported version, and your
database client is of a supported version, a DSN for the unsupported database might be displayed in
the drop-down menu of the Update Manager installation wizard.
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Ensure that the database privileges meet the requirements listed in Installing and Administering
VMware vSphere Update Manager.
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Before installing Update Manager, install vCenter Server. If prompted, restart the machine on which
vCenter Server is installed. Otherwise, you might not be able to register Update Manager with
vCenter Server, and the Update Manager installation might fail. For more information about installing
vCenter Server, see vSphere Installation and Setup.
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If you plan to use the bundled Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express database, make sure that you
install Microsoft Windows Installer version 4.5 (MSI 4.5) on your system. You can download MSI 4.5
from the Microsoft Web site.
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Update Manager installation requires installation of the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7. Consider the
following before proceeding with the installation.
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Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 is not supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Service Pack 2 64-bit.
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Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 might require you to install some additional Windows
updates. Relevant links to the Windows updates are provided during the Microsoft .NET
framework 4.7.
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Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 might require you to reboot your host operating system.
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If you plan to install Update Manager server on the same Windows machine where
vCenter Server runs (typical installation), the vCenter Server service might temporarily disconnect
if the a reboot is invoked on the system by the .NET Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 installation.
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After installing or upgrading the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7, follow the prompts of the
Update Manager server or the UMDS installation wizards.
Procedure
1 Mount the ISO image of the vCenter Server installer to the Windows virtual machine or physical
server on which you want to install the Update Manager server.
2 In the mounted directory, double-click the autorun.exe file of the VMware vCenter Installer, and
select vSphere Update Manager > Server.
3 (Optional) Select the option to Use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express as the embedded
database, and click Install.
Note Skip this step only if you plan to use another supported Oracle or SQL Server database.
If the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express is not present on your system from previous
Update Manager installations, the installation wizard for the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express
opens.
4 Select the option to install the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7.
Note If you do not select to install Microsoft .NET framework 4.7, the Update Manager server
installation will fail with an error message.
5 On the VMware vCenter Installer, click Install.
The VMware vCenter Installer wizard remains open, and a language selection dialog box opens.
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6 Select the language for the vSphere Update Manager installer, and click OK.
7 Depending on the database selection you made in the VMware vCenter Installer, perform one of the
following steps:
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If you selected to use embedded Microsoft SQL Server 2012, wait for the installation process of
the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 and the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to complete, and from the
VMware vCenter Installer, click Install again.
The VMware vSphere Update Manager installer opens.
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If you are using another supported database and did not select to use the embedded Microsoft
SQL Server 2012, the VMware vSphere Update Manager installer opens, and you can proceed
with next steps.
8 Review the Welcome page and click Next.
9 Read and accept the license agreement, and click Next.
10 Review the support information, select whether to download updates from the default download
sources immediately after installation, and click Next.
If you deselect Download updates from default sources immediately after installation, Update
Manager downloads updates once daily according to the default download schedule or immediately
after you click the Download Now button on the Download Settings page. You can modify the default
download schedule after the installation is complete.
11 Type the vCenter Server IP address or name, HTTP port, and the administrative account that the
Update Manager server will use to connect to the vCenter Server system, and click Next.
You can not provide an IP address to a vCenter Server Appliance. Update Manager server is fully
integrated with the vCenter Server Appliance, and the vCenter Server Appliance runs
Update Manager as a service.
The default administrative user account is administrator@vsphere.local.
12 (Optional) Select the database, and click Next.
If you selected to use the embedded Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express database, the installation
wizard skips this page.
a Use an existing supported database, by selecting your database from the list of DSNs. If the DSN
does not use Windows NT authentication, enter the user name and password for the DSN and
click Next.
Important The DSN must be a 64-bit DSN.
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13 (Optional) Select the database options.
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If the system DSN you specify points to an existing Update Manager database with the current
schema, you can either retain your existing database or replace it with an empty one.
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If the system DSN you specify points to an existing Update Manager database with a different
schema, on the Database Upgrade page, select Yes, I want to upgrade my Update Manager
database and I have taken a backup of the existing Update Manager database, and click
Next.
14 From the drop-down menu, select the IP address or the host name of your Update Manager instance.
If the computer on which you install Update Manager has one NIC, the Update Manager installer
automatically detects the IP address. If the computer has multiple NICs, you must select the correct
IP address or use a DNS name. The DNS name must be resolved from all hosts that this
Update Manager instance will manage.
15 Specify the Update Manager port settings, select whether you want to configure the proxy settings,
and click Next.
Note Use caution when you specify the Update Manager port settings, as you cannot modify them
after installation.
For the SOAP port, you have no limitations to the range of ports used, unless there are conflicts.
For the Server port, you can use the following range: 80, 9000-9100. Update Manager automatically
opens ESXi firewall ports in this range to allow outbound HTTP traffic to the patch store.
16 (Optional) Provide information about the proxy server, the port, and whether the proxy should be
authenticated, and click Next.
17 Select the Update Manager installation and patch download directories and click Next.
If you do not want to use the default locations, click Change to browse to a different directory.
18 (Optional) In the warning message about the disk free space, click OK.
This message appears when you try to install Update Manager on a computer that has less than 120
GB free space.
19 Click Install to begin the installation.
20 Click Finish.
You completed the installation of the Update Manager server and the Update Manager Utility.
Install UMDS and the Update Manager Utility
When you install UMDS, the Update Manager Utility is silently installed on your system as an additional
component.
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Prerequisites
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Verify that the machine on which you install UMDS has Internet access, so that UMDS can download
upgrades, patch metadata, and patch binaries.
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Uninstall any 6.5 or earlier instance of UMDS if it is installed on the machine. If such a version of
UMDS is already installed, the installation wizard displays an error message and the installation
cannot proceed.
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Before you install UMDS, create a database instance and configure it. If you install UMDS on a 64-bit
machine, you must configure a 64-bit DSN and test it from ODBC. The database privileges and
preparation steps are the same as the ones used for Update Manager.
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If you plan to use the bundled Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express database, make sure that you
install Microsoft Windows Installer version 4.5 (MSI 4.5) on your system.
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UMDS and Update Manager must be installed on different machines.
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To ensure optimal performance, install UMDS on a system with requirements same as the ones for
the Update Manager server.
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Update Manager installation requires installation of the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7. Consider the
following before proceeding with the installation.
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Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 is not supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Service Pack 2 64-bit.
n
Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 might require you to install some additional Windows
updates. Relevant links to the Windows updates are provided during the Microsoft .NET
framework 4.7.
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Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 might require you to reboot your host operating system.
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If you plan to install Update Manager server on the same Windows machine where
vCenter Server runs (typical installation), the vCenter Server service might temporarily disconnect
if the a reboot is invoked on the system by the .NET Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 installation.
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After installing or upgrading the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7, follow the prompts of the
Update Manager server or the UMDS installation wizards.
Procedure
1 Mount the ISO image of the vCenter Server installer to the Windows virtual machine or physical
server on which you want to install the vSphere Update Manager Download Service (UMDS).
2 In the mounted directory, double-click the autorun.exe file of the VMware vCenter Installer, and
select vSphere Update Manager > Download Service.
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3 (Optional) Select the option to Use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express as the embedded
database, and click Install.
Note Skip this step only if you plan to use another supported Oracle or SQL Server database.
If the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express is not present on your system from previous
Update Manager installations, the installation wizard for the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express
opens.
4 Select the option to install the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7.
Note If you do not select to install Microsoft .NET framework 4.7, the Update Manager Download
Service installation will fail with an error message.
5 On the VMware vCenter Installer, click Install.
The VMware vCenter Installer wizard remains open, and a language selection dialog box opens.
6 Select the language for the vSphere Update Manager Download Service installer, and click OK.
7 Depending on the database selection you made in the VMware vCenter Installer, perform one of the
following steps:
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If you selected to use embedded Microsoft SQL Server 2012, wait for the installation process of
the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 and the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to complete, and from the
VMware vCenter Installer, click Install again.
The VMware vSphere Update Manager Download Service installer opens.
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If you are using another supported database and did not select to use the embedded Microsoft
SQL Server 2012, the VMware vSphere Update Manager Download Service installer opens, and
you can proceed with next steps.
8 (Optional) If the wizard prompts you, install the required items such as Windows Installer 4.5.
This step is required only if Windows Installer 4.5 is not present on your machine and you must
perform it the first time you install a vSphere 5.x product. After the system restarts, the installer starts
again.
9 Review the Welcome page and click Next.
10 Read and accept the license agreement, and click Next.
11 (Optional) Select the database, and click Next.
If you selected to use the embedded Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express database, the installation
wizard skips this page.
a Use an existing supported database, by selecting your database from the list of DSNs. If the DSN
does not use Windows NT authentication, enter the user name and password for the DSN and
click Next.
Important The DSN must be a 64-bit DSN.
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12 Enter the Update Manager Download Service proxy settings and click Next.
13 Select the Update Manager Download Service installation and patch download directories and click
Next.
If you do not want to use the default locations, you can click Change to browse to a different
directory. You can select the patch store to be an existing download directory from a previous UMDS
6.0 or UMDS 6.5 installation and reuse the applicable downloaded updates in UMDS 6.7. After you
associate an existing download directory with UMDS 6.7, you cannot use it with earlier UMDS
versions.
14 (Optional) In the warning message about the disk free space, click OK.
15 Click Install to begin the installation.
16 Click OK in the Warning message notifying you that .NET Framework 4.7 is not installed.
The UMDS installer installs the prerequisite before the actual product installation.
17 Click Finish.
UMDS and the Update Manager Utility are installed on your system.
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Using the Update Manager
Utility 3
By using the Update Manager Utility, you can change the database connection settings and proxy
authentication, re-register Update Manager with vCenter Server, and replace the SSL certificate.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Start the Update Manager Utility and Log In
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Launch the Update Manager Utility with UMDS
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Reconfigure the Proxy Settings
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Change the Update Manager Database Connection Settings
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Re-register Update Manager with vCenter Server
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Change the Update Manager SSL Certificate
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Restart the Update Manager Service
Start the Update Manager Utility and Log In
To use the Update Manager Utility, you must start the utility and log in.
Prerequisites
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Make sure that you have local administrative credentials for the machine on which the
Update Manager server is installed.
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Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 Log in as an administrator to the machine on which the Update Manager server is installed.
2 Navigate to the Update Manager installation directory.
The default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager.
3 Double-click the VMwareUpdateManagerUtility.exe file.
4 Type the vCenter Server machine IP address or host name and the administrative credentials to the
vCenter Server system.
5 Click Login.
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You successfully logged in to the Update Manager Utility.
What to do next
Use the Update Manager Utility to reconfigure the Update Manager server.
Launch the Update Manager Utility with UMDS
To use the Update Manager Utility with UMDS, you must log in to the machine on which UMDS is
installed.
Procedure
1 Log in as an administrator to the machine where the UMDS is installed.
2 Navigate to the UMDS installation directory.
The default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager.
3 Double-click the VMwareUpdateManagerUtility.exe file.
You successfully logged in to the Update Manager Utility.
What to do next
Use the Update Manager Utility to reconfigure UMDS.
Reconfigure the Proxy Settings
If your system proxy settings change after you have installed the Update Manager server or UMDS, you
must reconfigure the Update Manager server and UMDS to use the new proxy settings.
Prerequisites
Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 In the Options pane of the Update Manager Utility, click Proxy Settings.
2 In the Configurations pane, select the Use Proxy check box.
3 Type the proxy server settings and the credentials used for the proxy authentication.
4 Click Apply.
5 Restart the Update Manager service.
The Update Manager server and UMDS are reconfigured to use the new proxy settings.
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Change the Update Manager Database Connection Settings
You can specify a different user name and password for the Update Manager or UMDS database
connection.
Important If you are using an Oracle database for Update Manager or UMDS, you can change only the
database password.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the ODBC connection to the database works fine before you change the database
connection settings.
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Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 In the Options pane of the Update Manager Utility, click Database Settings.
2 In the Configurations pane, type the new user name and password for the DSN.
3 Type the password again in the Confirm Password text box.
4 Click Apply.
5 Restart the Update Manager service.
Re-register Update Manager with vCenter Server
You might need to re-register Update Manager with vCenter Server in certain situations, for example
when the IP address of vCenter Server or Update Manager changes.
Prerequisites
Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 In the Options pane of the Update Manager Utility, click Re-register to vCenter Server.
2 In the Configurations pane, provide the connection and authentication details.
a In the vCenter Server IP Address or Name text box, type the new IP address or host name of
the vCenter Server system.
b In the User Name and the Password text boxes, type the administrator user name and password
for the vCenter Server system.
3 Click Apply.
4 Restart the Update Manager service.
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The Update Manager server is re-registered to the reconfigured vCenter Server system.
Change the Update Manager SSL Certificate
You can change the SSL certificate that Update Manager uses to authenticate against vCenter Server.
Prerequisites
Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 In the Options pane of the Update Manager Utility, click SSL Certificate.
2 In the Configurations pane, follow the provided procedure.
3 Select the Followed and verified the steps check box.
4 Click Apply.
5 Restart the Update Manager service.
You changed the SSL certificate that Update Manager uses to authenticate against vCenter Server.
Restart the Update Manager Service
In certain cases, such as when you change the network connectivity settings, you must restart the
Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 Log in as the administrator to the machine on which the Update Manager server component is
installed.
2 Right-click My Computer and click Manage.
3 In the left pane of the Computer Management window, expand Services and Applications and
click Services.
4 In the right pane, right-click VMware vSphere Update Manager Service and select Restart.
The service restarts on the local computer.
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