6.5

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 recongure UMDS.
Reconfigure the Proxy Settings
If your system proxy seings change after you have installed the Update Manager server or UMDS, you
must recongure the Update Manager server and UMDS to use the new proxy seings.
Prerequisites
Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 In the Options pane of the Update Manager Utility, click Proxy .
2 In the Congurations pane, select the Use Proxy check box.
3 Type the proxy server seings and the credentials used for the proxy authentication.
4 Click Apply.
5 Restart the Update Manager service.
The Update Manager server and UMDS are recongured to use the new proxy seings.
Change the Update Manager Database Connection Settings
You can specify a dierent 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
seings.
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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 Congurations pane, type the new user name and password for the DSN.
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager
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