The Update Manager installation requires a connection with 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
See Update Manager installation prerequisites in Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update
Manager.
Check the compatibility and interoperability of the vCenter Server server with SRM. You should use caution
when connecting the Update Manager server to a vCenter Server instance to which the SRM server is
connected. Connecting the Update Manager server to the same vCenter Server instance as SRM might cause
problems when you upgrade SRM or vSphere, and when you perform daily operations.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file and select vSphere Update
Manager.
If you cannot run autorun.exe, browse to the UpdateManager folder and run VMware-UpdateManager.exe.
2 Select a language for the installer and click OK.
3 Review the Welcome page and click Next.
4 Read the patent agreement and click Next.
5 Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
6 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.
If you deselect Download updates from default sources immediately after installation, the update
download task runs after installation, but it does not download any updates.
7 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.
8 Select the type of database that you want to use.
n If you do not have an existing database, select Install a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
instance (for small scale deployments) and click Next.
This database is suitable for deployments of up to 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines.
n If you have a supported database, select Use an existing supported database and select a DSN
from the drop-down menu. If the DSN does not use Windows NT authentication, type the user
name and password for the DSN and click Next.
IMPORTANT The DSN must be a 32-bit DSN.
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9 (Optional) Select the database options.
n 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.
n If the system DSN you specify points to an existing Update Manager database with 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.
10 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.
11 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, as long as there are no conflicts.
For the Server port, you can use the following range: 80, 9000-9100. Update Manager automatically
opens ESX/ESXi firewall ports in this range to allow outbound HTTP traffic to the patch store.
12 (Optional) Provide information about the proxy server, the port, and whether the proxy should be
authenticated, and click Next.
13 Select the Update Manager 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.
14 (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 120GB
free space.
15 Click Install to begin the installation.
16 Click Finish.
The Update Manager server component is installed, and the client component appears as an available plugin
in the Plug-in Manager of the vSphere Client.
What to do next
In the vSphere Client, select Plug-ins > Manage Plug-ins to install and enable the Update Manager Client
plug-in.
install Update Manager on the same computer on which vCenter Server is installed or on a different
computer.
Prerequisites
See Update Manager installation prerequisites in Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update
Manager.
Check the compatibility and interoperability of the vCenter Server server with SRM. You should use caution
when connecting the Update Manager server to a vCenter Server instance to which the SRM server is
connected. Connecting the Update Manager server to the same vCenter Server instance as SRM might cause
problems when you upgrade SRM or vSphere, and when you perform daily operations.
Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file and select vSphere Update
Manager.
If you cannot run autorun.exe, browse to the UpdateManager folder and run VMware-UpdateManager.exe.
2 Select a language for the installer and click OK.
3 Review the Welcome page and click Next.
4 Read the patent agreement and click Next.
5 Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
6 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.
If you deselect Download updates from default sources immediately after installation, the update
download task runs after installation, but it does not download any updates.
7 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.
8 Select the type of database that you want to use.
n If you do not have an existing database, select Install a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
instance (for small scale deployments) and click Next.
This database is suitable for deployments of up to 5 hosts and 50 virtual machines.
n If you have a supported database, select Use an existing supported database and select a DSN
from the drop-down menu. If the DSN does not use Windows NT authentication, type the user
name and password for the DSN and click Next.
IMPORTANT The DSN must be a 32-bit DSN.
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9 (Optional) Select the database options.
n 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.
n If the system DSN you specify points to an existing Update Manager database with 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.
10 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.
11 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, as long as there are no conflicts.
For the Server port, you can use the following range: 80, 9000-9100. Update Manager automatically
opens ESX/ESXi firewall ports in this range to allow outbound HTTP traffic to the patch store.
12 (Optional) Provide information about the proxy server, the port, and whether the proxy should be
authenticated, and click Next.
13 Select the Update Manager 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.
14 (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 120GB
free space.
15 Click Install to begin the installation.
16 Click Finish.
The Update Manager server component is installed, and the client component appears as an available plugin
in the Plug-in Manager of the vSphere Client.
What to do next
In the vSphere Client, select Plug-ins > Manage Plug-ins to install and enable the Update Manager Client
plug-in.
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