Or, vCenter appliance integration with update manager
Or, Update manager with vCenter appliance
Or, How to use update manager with vCenter appliance
Or, How to install update manager
Or, Enabling Update Manger client plugin for vSphere
traditional client
Or, Enabling Update Manger client plugin for vSphere
web client
Description: Friends, if you were using update manager on vCenter server with windows
server operating system platform and now want to use it with vCenter appliance,
or if you have installed vCenter appliance and now want to use update manager
with this appliance, you may get all your answers here.
Scenario: I have recently migrated from windows based vCenter server to vCenter
appliance. Now I want to use Update Manager with this vCenter appliance but the
challenge is, update manager cant’t be installed on vCenter appliance or Linux
based OS, it can be installed on Windows based OS only.
There are two stages in this
article, in Stage-1 we will see how
to install update manager and integration of update manager with vCenter
appliance. In Stage-2, we will be
enabling update manager plugin for vSphere web client and vCenter traditional
client.
Enabling client plugin on
vSphere web client and vSphere traditional client is must because only after
this, you would be able to get the Update
Manager icon in your vSphere clients.
So now, I have my vCenter
server running on vCenter appliance and going to install update manager on
windows based operating system and while the installation of Update Manager, I
will integrate it with vCenter appliance. Latter in stage-2, I will be enabling
Update manager plugin with my vCenter server appliance using vSphere web client
and vSphere traditional client.
Stage-1/Steps: Installation
and integration of Update Manager with vCenter appliance
Download the VMware vCenter
Server ISO for Windows from MyVmware download portal ( In my case its, VMware vCenter Server 6.0 3a and module for
Windows )
Mount
the ISO on the Windows Machine (I am having Windows Server 2012 R2)
Right Click on Autorun
executable file > Choose Run ad
administrator
Click on Install
Wait for the Installation of SQL Express completion
Click Next
Accept the license
agreement terms > Click Next
Choose Download
updates from default source immediately after installation > Click Next
Fill in all the required details/credentials of vCenter appliance server > Click Next (This is where you are integrating Update Manager with your existing
vCenter server appliance)
Give IP or Name
of the Update Manager server here
> Click Next
If you have proxy server, fill in all the details or leave
these fields blank > Click Next
Configure the Installation
and Patch Repository directory >
Click Next
Click on Install to
proceed with the Installation
Wait for the installation to be completed
Click Finish
Now you are done with installation and integration of update
manager with vCenter server appliance
Stage-2/Steps: Enabling
Update Manger client plugin for vSphere web client
Login to vSphere Web Client console > Go to Client Plug-ins > Click on Check
for New plug-ins > VMware vSphere
Update Manager plug-in will be installed
To be able to see the VMware vSphere Update Manager in vSphere Web Client you
must have the View Compliance Status privilege.
Log
off from the vSphere Web client console and login again > Go to admin Home page > you will be able to see Update Manager icon under monitoring
section of the home page.
Steps: Enabling Update Manger client
plugin for vSphere traditional client
Login
to vSphere traditional client > Go to Plug-ins
menu > Click on Manage Plug-ins…
See for the Available
Plug-ins > Select VMware vSphere
Update Manager > Click on Download
and Install hyperlink
Click on OK when prompted
Click on Next
Click on I accept the
terms in the license agreement > Click Next
Click on Install
Click on Finish
It’s all done now.
Cheers, please write me back if you have any query or
feedback.
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