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Before installing Update Manager, install vCenter Server. If prompted, restart the machine on which
vCenter Server is installed. Otherwise, you might not be able to register Update Manager with
vCenter Server, and the Update Manager installation might fail. For more information about installing
vCenter Server, see vSphere Installation and Setup.
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If you plan to use the bundled Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express database, make sure that you
install Microsoft Windows Installer version 4.5 (MSI 4.5) on your system. You can download MSI 4.5
from the Microsoft Web site.
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Update Manager installation requires installation of the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7. Consider the
following before proceeding with the installation.
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Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 is not supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Service Pack 2 64-bit.
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Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 might require you to install some additional Windows
updates. Relevant links to the Windows updates are provided during the Microsoft .NET
framework 4.7.
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Installing Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 might require you to reboot your host operating system.
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If you plan to install Update Manager server on the same Windows machine where
vCenter Server runs (typical installation), the vCenter Server service might temporarily disconnect
if the a reboot is invoked on the system by the .NET Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 installation.
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After installing or upgrading the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7, follow the prompts of the
Update Manager server or the UMDS installation wizards.
Procedure
1 Mount the ISO image of the vCenter Server installer to the Windows virtual machine or physical
server on which you want to install the Update Manager server.
2 In the mounted directory, double-click the autorun.exe file of the VMware vCenter Installer, and
select vSphere Update Manager > Server.
3 (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.
4 Select the option to install the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7.
Note If you do not select to install Microsoft .NET framework 4.7, the Update Manager server
installation will fail with an error message.
5 On the VMware vCenter Installer, click Install.
The VMware vCenter Installer wizard remains open, and a language selection dialog box opens.
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager
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