Specifications

Supported Operating Systems and Database Formats
Update Manager works with specific databases and operating systems.
The Update Manager server requires a 64-bit Windows system.
NOTE Make sure the system on which you are installing the Update Manager server is not an Active
Directory domain controller.
The Update Manager plug-in requires the vSphere Client, and works with the same operating systems as
the vSphere Client.
Update Manager scans and remediates Windows and Linux virtual machines for VMware Tools and virtual
hardware upgrades.
The Update Manager server requires SQL Server or Oracle database. Update Manager can handle small-
scale environments using the bundled SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. For environments with more than 5
hosts and 50 virtual machines, create either an Oracle or a SQL Server database for Update Manager. For
large scale environments, you should set up the Update Manager database on a different computer than the
Update Manager server and the vCenter Server database.
To see a list of operating systems on which you can install the Update Manager server and the UMDS, select
the Host OS option from the vSphere Compatibility Guide at
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php.
To see a list of database formats that are compatible with the Update Manager server and the UMDS, select
the Solution/Database Interoperability option from the VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes at
http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php.
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