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Using the Update Manager
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By using the Update Manager Utility, you can change the database connection settings and proxy
authentication, re-register Update Manager with vCenter Server, and replace the SSL certificate.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Start the Update Manager Utility and Log In
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Launch the Update Manager Utility with UMDS
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Reconfigure the Proxy Settings
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Change the Update Manager Database Connection Settings
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Re-register Update Manager with vCenter Server
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Change the Update Manager SSL Certificate
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Restart the Update Manager Service
Start the Update Manager Utility and Log In
To use the Update Manager Utility, you must start the utility and log in.
Prerequisites
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Make sure that you have local administrative credentials for the machine on which the
Update Manager server is installed.
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Stop the Update Manager service.
Procedure
1 Log in as an administrator to the machine on which the Update Manager server is installed.
2 Navigate to the Update Manager installation directory.
The default location is C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager.
3 Double-click the VMwareUpdateManagerUtility.exe file.
4 Type the vCenter Server machine IP address or host name and the administrative credentials to the
vCenter Server system.
5 Click Login.
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