topic Re: Update Manager, in VMware vSphere™ Discussions

Update Manager,

Chamling — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 08:49:21 GMT

URL : http:////docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/com.vmware.vsphere.update_manager.doc/GUID-22CB0BC0-3977-46D3-9347-97A53EE49D4D.html

Topic Name : Run the VMware vSphere Update Manager Update Download Task

Publication Name : vSphere Update Manager Installation and Administration Guide

Product/Version : VMware vSphere/6.5

Question :

Is there a way to use single Update manager (VUM), installed on Windows for multiple vCenter ? Version 6.5

Re: Update Manager,

VysakhNair — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:39:49 GMT

Chamling

One Update Manager must be associated (registered) with a single vCenter Server instance as per the documentation

VMware vSphere 6.5 Documentation Library-Understanding Update Manager

Re: Update Manager,

Chamling — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:57:31 GMT

@VysakhNair

Thanks for the link.

I had already read the vmware docs. I wanted to know if, its possible or someone has already done it.

Re: Update Manager,

VysakhNair — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 11:04:12 GMT

Chamling

It will be a nice feature if it was available , but unfortunately current VUM releases does not support this.

Re: Update Manager,

diegodco31 — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:31:22 GMT

VUM and vCenter is a one to one mapping as per the VUM documentation:

VMware vSphere Documentation

Re: Update Manager,

bhards4 — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 06:40:54 GMT

Hi,

Basically VUM and VC is one to one mapping. However, you can add multiple vCenter to vum from Update manager utility but that is not supported by VMware.

VUM has a utility called VMwareUpdateManagerUtility.exe in which we can re-register the vCenter Server . For ex we can install the VUM plugin to the first VCSA 1.1.1.1 and update the ESX host. Later we can re-configure the VUM by running the utility and it will ask for the option to give the VC name or IP in which we can provide the second VC IP address.

Hope that answer your query.

Regards,

Sachin Bhardwaj