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Launch the Update Manager Utility with UMDS
To use the Update Manager Utility with UMDS, you must log in to the machine on which UMDS is
installed.
Procedure
1 Log in as an administrator to the machine where the UMDS is installed.
2 Navigate to the UMDS installation directory.
The default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager.
3 Double-click the VMwareUpdateManagerUtility.exe le.
You successfully logged in to the Update Manager Utility.
What to do next
Use the Update Manager Utility to recongure UMDS.
Reconfigure the Proxy Settings
If your system proxy seings change after you have installed the Update Manager server or UMDS, you
must recongure the Update Manager server and UMDS to use the new proxy seings.
Prerequisites
Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 In the Options pane of the Update Manager Utility, click Proxy .
2 In the Congurations pane, select the Use Proxy check box.
3 Type the proxy server seings and the credentials used for the proxy authentication.
4 Click Apply.
5 Restart the Update Manager service.
The Update Manager server and UMDS are recongured to use the new proxy seings.
Change the Update Manager Database Connection Settings
You can specify a dierent user name and password for the Update Manager or UMDS database connection.
I If you are using an Oracle database for Update Manager or UMDS, you can change only the
database password.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the ODBC connection to the database works ne before you change the database connection
seings.
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Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 In the Options pane of the Update Manager Utility, click Database .
2 In the Congurations pane, type the new user name and password for the DSN.
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager
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