Update vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 w/o VUM

[E_Willie]

I am managing my first vmware environment. We are a small company and using the Essentials Package. I have two hosts up with a vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 Build 2063318. I have been looking for a way to update the Appliance for security patches. I have not been able to find how to do this when we do not have an Update Manager Server setup. I downloaded the .iso file but have not been able to find any commands that will allow me to manually install the package. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[rcporto]

If you're talking about update the vCenter Server Appliance with latest updates, take a look here: VMware KB: Updating VMware vCenter Server Appliance 5.x

[E_Willie]

When i log into the vCenter Web Client there is no Update tab anywhere to be found. From what i read that comes from The Update Manager which i do not have anywhere.

[rcporto · Accepted solution]

Note that you need to log in on vCenter Server Appliance Web Console (VAMI) on address: https://vCenterServerIPAddress:5480/ NOT the vSphere Web Client that listen on a different port.

[E_Willie]

Thanks for pointing that out. Looks like that may have been what i missed.