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Procedure
1 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file and select vSphere Update
Manager > Server.
If you cannot run autorun.exe, browse to the UpdateManager folder and run VMware-UpdateManager.exe.
2 (Optional) Select the option to Use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express as the embedded database, and
click Install.
NOTE Skip this step only if you plan to use another supported Oracle or SQL Server database.
If the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express is not present on your system from previous Update Manager
installations, the installation wizard for the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express opens.
3 Click Install.
4 Click Install.
5 Select a language for the installer and click OK.
6 Review the Welcome page and click Next.
7 Read and accept the license agreement, and click Next.
8 Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
9 Review the support information, select whether to download updates from the default download
sources immediately after installation, and click Next.
If you deselect Download updates from default sources immediately after installation, Update
Manager downloads updates once daily according to the default download schedule or immediately
after you click the Download Now button on the Download Settings page. You can modify the default
download schedule after the installation is complete.
10 Type the vCenter Server IP address or name, HTTP port, and the administrative account that the
Update Manager server will use to connect to the vCenter Server system, and click Next.
11 (Optional) Select the database, and click Next.
If you selected to use the embedded Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express database, the installation
wizard skips this page.
a Use an existing supported database, by selecting your database from the list of DSNs. If the DSN
does not use Windows NT authentication, enter the user name and password for the DSN and click
Next.
IMPORTANT The DSN must be a 32-bit DSN.
12 (Optional) Select the database options.
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If the system DSN you specify points to an existing Update Manager database with the current
schema, you can either retain your existing database or replace it with an empty one.
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If the system DSN you specify points to an existing Update Manager database with different
schema, on the Database Upgrade page, select Yes, I want to upgrade my Update Manager
database and I have taken a backup of the existing Update Manager database, and click Next.
13 Specify how to identify your Update Manager instance on the network by selecting an IP address or
host name from the drop-down menu.
If the computer on which you install Update Manager has one NIC, the Update Manager installer
automatically detects the IP address. If the computer has multiple NICs, select the correct IP address or
use a DNS name. The DNS name must be resolved from all hosts that this Update Manager instance
will manage.
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager
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