Newbie question

[BigSam1]

Can I use Update Manager to update a web application on multiple instances of Windows 2k8 servers? If so, how do I do it?

[azn2kew]

I'm not sure what you mean by web application but with VMware Update Manager, you can upgrade ESX hosts and Linux/Windows guests systematically without any issues. I'm not sure what part of web applications are need to patch and VUM only applies to patches to the OS level only not on the application level so be aware to make sure its doable. If doable, then you can apply VUM to patches all the Windows 2008 servers you wish all at once but again its only OS level patches/upgrades and same to Host Update Utility but only apply to ESX host not guests though. Here is a guide for detail

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Stefan Nguyen

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iGeek Systems Inc.

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[BigSam1]

It's the application I want to be able to update. I'll look at RoboCopy or RichCopy.

Thanks

[petkom]

Windows and Linux updates are from http://shavlik.com - and I think that as long as they provide the update for your application you'll be able to do it. Otherwise - no

[BigSam1]

I'm familiar with that service. Problem is that the application is written & maintained in-house.

I was hoping there was a way I could build my updates into the Update Manager, so that I could distribute them without having to login to each server & install the updates.

[petkom · Accepted solution]

Unfortunately with the current version of VUM you won't be able to do this