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  • 1.  VUM not Staging patches as expected

    Posted Jul 31, 2020 02:07 AM

    VMware Update Manager (VUM) has an option to "Stage" patches to a Host.  This is supposed to copy patches to the Host ahead of time so that when you have your maintenance window you can install patches immediately without having to wait for them to be downloaded.

    I have not had good luck with Staging patches. It seems like there are always some patches that do not get staged.  Worse, I think (but have not confirmed) that the Host re-downloads everything (even patches identified as "staged").

    What causes patches to not get staged?  Maybe there are certain patches that cannot be staged -- if so is there a way for me to identify which patches cannot be staged ahead of time?

    I am running vCSA 6.7.0.44100 (Build 16275304).



  • 2.  RE: VUM not Staging patches as expected

    Posted Nov 09, 2020 08:09 PM

    This post was a while ago, but I think I remember discovering that it was the tools-light package that would not stage for me (at least not when it was bundled as a part of a Baseline Group).