6.0.2

Procedure
1 If you want to congure a custom repository URL, build the repository on your local Web server.
a Download the vCenter Server Appliance patch ZIP le from the VMware Web site at
hps://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads.
b On your Web server, create a repository directory under the root.
For example, create the vc_update_repo directory.
c Extract the ZIP le into the repository directory.
The extracted les are in the manifest and package-pool subdirectories.
2 Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has a super administrator role.
The default user with a super administrator role is root.
3 To see information about the current URL-based patching seings, run the update.get command.
You can see information about the current repository URL, the default repository URL, the time at
which the appliance last checked for patches, the time at which the appliance last installed patches, and
the current conguration of automatic checks for patches.
4 Congure the current repository for URL-based patching.
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To congure the appliance to use the default VMware repository URL, run the following
command:
update.set --currentURL default
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To congure the appliance to use a custom repository URL, run the following command:
update.set --currentURL http://web_server_name.your_company.com/vc_update_repo [--
username username] [--password password]
where the square brackets [] enclose the command options.
If the custom repository requires authentication, use the --username username and --password
password options.
5 To enable automatic checks for vCenter Server Appliance patches in the current repository URL at
regular intervals, run the following command:
update.set --CheckUpdates enabled [--day day] [--time HH:MM:SS]
where the square brackets [] enclose the command options.
Use the --day day option to set the day for performing the regular checks for patches. You can set a
particular day of the week, for example, Monday, or Everyday. The default value is Everyday.
Use the --time HH:MM:SS option to set the time in UTC for performing the regular checks for patches.
The default value is 00:00:00.
The appliance performs regular checks for available patches in the current repository URL.
6 To disable automatic checks for vCenter Server Appliance patches, run the following command:
update.set --CheckUpdates disabled
What to do next
If you congured the appliance to perform automatic checks for available patches, you can regularly view
the vCenter Server Appliance health status for notications about available patches. See vCenter Server
Appliance Conguration.
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