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6 Select the language for the vSphere Update Manager installer, and click OK.
7 Depending on the database selection you made in the VMware vCenter Installer, perform one of the
following steps:
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If you selected to use embedded Microsoft SQL Server 2012, wait for the installation process of
the Microsoft .NET framework 4.7 and the Microsoft SQL Server 2012 to complete, and from the
VMware vCenter Installer, click Install again.
The VMware vSphere Update Manager installer opens.
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If you are using another supported database and did not select to use the embedded Microsoft
SQL Server 2012, the VMware vSphere Update Manager installer opens, and you can proceed
with next steps.
8 Review the Welcome page and click Next.
9 Read and accept the license agreement, and click Next.
10 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.
11 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.
You can not provide an IP address to a vCenter Server Appliance. Update Manager server is fully
integrated with the vCenter Server Appliance, and the vCenter Server Appliance runs
Update Manager as a service.
The default administrative user account is administrator@vsphere.local.
12 (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 64-bit DSN.
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