Installation guide

Prerequisites
Connect the vSphere Client to a vCenter Server system with which Update Manager is registered, and on the
Home page, click Update Manager under Solutions and Applications. If your vCenter Server system is part
of a connected group in vCenter Linked Mode, you must specify the Update Manager instance to use, by
selecting the name of the corresponding vCenter Server system in the navigation bar.
Procedure
1 On the Baselines and Groups tab, click Create above the Baseline Groups pane.
2 Enter a unique name for the baseline group.
3 Under Baseline Group Type, select Host Baseline Group and click Next.
4 Select a host upgrade baseline to include it in the baseline group.
5 (Optional) Create a new host upgrade baseline by clicking Create a new Host Upgrade Baseline at the
bottom of the Upgrades page and complete the New Baseline wizard.
6 Click Next.
7 Select the patch baselines that you want to include in the baseline group.
8 (Optional) Create a new patch baseline by clicking Create a new Host Patch Baseline at the bottom of the
Patches page and complete the New Baseline wizard.
9 Click Next.
10 Select the extension baselines to include in the baseline group.
11 (Optional) Create a new extension baseline by clicking Create a new Extension Baseline at the bottom of
the Patches page and complete the New Baseline wizard.
12 On the Ready to Complete page, click Finish.
The host baseline group is displayed in the Baseline Groups pane.
Attach Baselines and Baseline Groups to Objects
To view compliance information and remediate objects in the inventory against specific baselines and baseline
groups, you must first attach existing baselines and baseline groups to these objects.
You can attach baselines and baseline groups to objects from the Update Manager Client Compliance view.
Although you can attach baselines and baseline groups to individual objects, a more efficient method is to
attach them to container objects, such as folders, vApps, clusters, and datacenters. Individual vSphere objects
inherit baselines attached to the parent container object. Removing an object from a container removes the
inherited baselines from the object.
If your vCenter Server system is part of a connected group in vCenter Linked Mode, you can attach baselines
and baseline groups to objects managed by the vCenter Server system with which Update Manager is
registered. Baselines and baseline groups you attach are specific for the Update Manager instance that is
registered with the vCenter Server system.
Prerequisites
Ensure that you have the Attach Baseline privilege.
Procedure
1 Connect the vSphere Client to a vCenter Server system with which Update Manager is registered and
select Home > Inventory in the navigation bar.
2 Select the type of object that you want to attach the baseline to.
For example, Hosts and Clusters or VMs and Templates.
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