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13 (Optional) Select the database options.
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If the system DSN you specify points to an existing Update Manager database with the current
schema, you can either retain your existing database or replace it with an empty one.
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If the system DSN you specify points to an existing Update Manager database with a different
schema, on the Database Upgrade page, select Yes, I want to upgrade my Update Manager
database and I have taken a backup of the existing Update Manager database, and click
Next.
14 From the drop-down menu, select the IP address or the host name of your Update Manager instance.
If the computer on which you install Update Manager has one NIC, the Update Manager installer
automatically detects the IP address. If the computer has multiple NICs, you must select the correct
IP address or use a DNS name. The DNS name must be resolved from all hosts that this
Update Manager instance will manage.
15 Specify the Update Manager port settings, select whether you want to configure the proxy settings,
and click Next.
Note Use caution when you specify the Update Manager port settings, as you cannot modify them
after installation.
For the SOAP port, you have no limitations to the range of ports used, unless there are conflicts.
For the Server port, you can use the following range: 80, 9000-9100. Update Manager automatically
opens ESXi firewall ports in this range to allow outbound HTTP traffic to the patch store.
16 (Optional) Provide information about the proxy server, the port, and whether the proxy should be
authenticated, and click Next.
17 Select the Update Manager installation and patch download directories and click Next.
If you do not want to use the default locations, click Change to browse to a different directory.
18 (Optional) In the warning message about the disk free space, click OK.
This message appears when you try to install Update Manager on a computer that has less than 120
GB free space.
19 Click Install to begin the installation.
20 Click Finish.
You completed the installation of the Update Manager server and the Update Manager Utility.
Install UMDS and the Update Manager Utility
When you install UMDS, the Update Manager Utility is silently installed on your system as an additional
component.
Reconfiguring VMware vSphere Update Manager
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