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2 Replies Last post: Sep 16, 2008 3:46 AM by Vliegenmepper  

Update Manager shows "Update 1" available while ESX is already Update 2 posted: Sep 16, 2008 2:55 AM

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Vliegenmepper
1,511 posts since
May 10, 2006

Hi,

Well subject fields tell's it all: I've deployed several U2 hosts all managed by VC 2.5 U2 (with Update Manager U2).

While scanning for updates it tell's me that "Update 1" is missing and needs to be installed. While installing it goes that fast that I doubt an actual install, instead IMHO it just addes the "Update 1" entry to the esxupdate query output.

More people who are experiencing this same issue?

Cheers,

Kenneth

Re: Update Manager shows "Update 1" available while ESX is already Update 2

1. Sep 16, 2008 3:41 AM in response to: Vliegenmepper
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Rubeck
607 posts since
Mar 7, 2008

Hi Kenneth..

Taken from Edvards article here: http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/Daily-News/301f76dc-05b9-4567-879c-170d01fdda23.html

"One source of confusion: when a system is installed with Update 2, Update 1 is seen as an update to the system as well as Update 2."

bla bla bla...

"If you did not use VUM to do the update, then it is confused about the system, and a scan will show issues. Once you remediate the updates, nothing is done on the system, but now VUM is not longer confused. This is something of a split-brained behavior easily corrected."

I do not know if this is the exact issue at hand, thoug..

/Rubeck


Re: Update Manager shows "Update 1" available while ESX is already Update 2

2. Sep 16, 2008 3:46 AM in response to: Rubeck
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Vliegenmepper
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May 10, 2006

Aah, thanks.

At the moment I haven't got the time to review all articles anymore so I do miss these kind of important items. These are systems that indeed are not updated with VUM to update 2 since they are installed from the update2 integrated ISO.

Apparently my thoughts were right that it doesn't install anything but only makes an entry to the esxupdate database.


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