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2 Select the range of stages patches to apply, and click Install Updates.
Important Some updates might require a reboot of the system. You can see information about these
updates in the Available Updates pane.
3 Read and accept the End User License Agreement.
4 After the installation completes, click OK.
5 If patch installation requires the appliance to reboot, click Summary, and click Reboot to reset the
appliance.
In the Available Updates pane, you can see the changed update status of the appliance.
Enable Automatic Checks for vCenter Server Appliance Patches
You can configure the vCenter Server Appliance to perform automatic checks for available patches in the
configured repository URL at a regular interval.
Prerequisites
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Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.
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Verify that you have configured the repository settings and that the current repository URL is
accessible. See Configure the Repository for URL-Based Patching.
Procedure
1 In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Update.
2 Click Settings.
3 Select Check for updates automatically, and select the day and time in UTC to perform automatic
checks for available patches.
4 Click OK.
The appliance performs regular checks for available patches in the configured repository URL. In the
Available updates pane, you can view information about the available patches. You can also view the
vCenter Server Appliance health status for notifications about available patches. See vCenter Server
Appliance Configuration.
Patching the vCenter Server Appliance by Using the Appliance
Shell
You can use the software-packages utility in the appliance shell of a vCenter Server Appliance that
contains a vCenter Server with an embedded Platform Services Controller, a vCenter Server with an
external Platform Services Controller, or a Platform Services Controller to see the installed patches, stage
new patches, and install new patches.
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