Before you deploy vSphere Update Manager Download Service, verify that your environment fulfills the requirements for this deployment.

Virtual Machine Specifications

You create the virtual machine for vSphere Update Manager Download Service using the following parameters before its deployment.

Attribute

Value

Guest OS

Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS

VM name

sfo01umds01

Number of CPUs

2

Memory (GB)

2

Disk space (GB)

120

SCSI Controller

LSI Logic SAS

Virtual machine network adapter

VMXNET3

VM folder

sfo01-w01fd-mgmt

Cluster

sfo01-w01-consolidated01

Datastore

sfo01-w01-vsan01

Application virtual network

Mgmt-RegionA01-VXLAN

IP Addresses and Host Names

Verify that the static IP addresses and FQDNs for vSphere Update Manager Download Service are available in the region-specific application virtual networks.

Role

Value

Appliance IP address

192.168.31.67

Host name

sfo01umds01

Default gateway

192.168.31.1

Subnet mask

255.255.255.0

DNS servers

  • 172.16.11.5

  • 172.16.11.4

DNS domain

sfo01.rainpole.local

DNS search

sfo01.rainpole.local

Deployment Prerequisites

Verify that your environment fulfills the following prerequisites for deploying vSphere Update Manager Download Service.

Prerequisite

Value

Software Features

  • Verify that the vCenter Server instances are operational.

  • Verify that the application virtual network is available.

Active Directory User

Verify that the svc-umds user is added into the parent Active Directory.