If the vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 in which Update Manager runs does not have access to the Internet, you can install UMDS on a Linux-based operating system to download patch binaries and metadata.
Prerequisites
- Verify you have administrative privileges on the Linux machine where you install the UMDS.
- Mount the ISO file of the vCenter Server Appliance 6.7 to the Linux machine.
Procedure
- In the Linux machine, open the Command Shell.
- From the vCenter Server Appliance ISO that you mounted to the Linux machine, copy the
VMware-UMDS-6.7.0.-build_number.tar.gz
file to the Linux machine.
- Unarchive the
VMware-UMDS-6.7.0.-build_number.tar.gz
file by running tar -xvzf VMware-UMDS-6.7.0-build_number.tar.gz
and navigate to the newly extracted directory /vmware-umds-distrib.
For example, if you unarchived the
VMware-UMDS-6.7.0.-build_number.tar.gz
file, to a directory you created with the name
umds, your navigation path is
/umds/vmware-umds-distrib.
- Run the file UMDS installation script.
The script has the following filename:
vmware-install.pl
.
- Read and accept the EULA.
- Select a directory where to install the UMDS.
- Enter the UMDS proxy settings.
You can also change proxy configuration after you install UMDS by using the following command:
vmware-umds -S --proxy <proxyAddress:port>
- Select a directory where to store the patches.
Important: The patch store directory must be different from the UMDS installation directory.
Results
UMDS is installed.