Unable to import VMware ESX 4.1, Patch ESX410-Update01 in brand new vCenter

[Timothy1]

I just did a new install with all the latest software. However I want to upgrade some ESX hosts 4.1 to 4.1U1. When I try to import the zip in Update Manager (http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=102935...), I always get a checksum error. However the checksums match the ones supplied by VMware and I'm uploading locally ( a vsphere client running on the update manager server). I retried a couple of times. I even tried an other patch via the same procedure and this worked succesfully. Is the release bugged?

[Troy_Clavell]

To be honest, I run into this quite a bit.  I still haven't found a valid fix.  You can look at the KB article below, which may help you

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1032626

I just did a new install with all the latest software

I assume this statement means you are running U1 for vCenter and VUM has been updated as well?

[Timothy1]

Actually it is a brand new install (both vCenter as well as Update manager) from the 4.1u1 zip. I also saw in the logs the following (same as KB)

[2011-02-11 18:11:45:656 'HostUpgradeMetadata' 4860 INFO]  [metadata, 1060] Importing embedded ESX upgrade package from C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\vum5032840822394157244.update-from-esx4.1-4.1_update01.zip

[2011-02-11 18:11:49:515 'HostUpdateDepotManager' 4860 INFO]  [utilsImpl, 476] waiting for unzipping package, 600

[2011-02-11 18:11:49:515 'HostUpgradeMetadata' 4860 ERROR]  [metadata, 974] Can not read MD5 checksums, error: ios_base::failbit set

[2011-02-11 18:11:49:515 'HostUpgradeMetadata' 4860 ERROR]  [metadata, 1012] Cannot process MD5 checksums in cosless upgrade package,  error: integrity.fault.HostUpgradeChecksumFailure

[2011-02-11 18:11:49:515 'HostUpgradeMetadata' 4860 ERROR]  [metadata, 1076] Integrity verification of upgrade package failed.

[2011-02-11 18:11:50:187 'UpgradeImportTask.ImportRelease{11}' 4860 ERROR]  [upgradeImportTask, 83] ImportProduct failed with exception integrity.fault.HostUpgradeChecksumFailure

[Troy_Clavell · Accepted solution]

try to create a host patch baseline instead.  In that baseline you should see U1.  Attach that host patch baseline to the host/cluster and remediate.

[Timothy1]

Thanks this seems to work (seeing patches in the repository now), so I'm going to try to update