You can configure Update Manager to use a shared repository as a source for downloading ESXi patches, extensions, and notifications.
Prerequisites
- Create a shared repository using UMDS, and host the repository on a Web server or a local disk. The UMDS version must be compatible with your Update Manager installation. For more information about compatibility, see Compatibility Between UMDS and the Update Manager Server. You can find the detailed procedure about exporting the upgrades, patch binaries, patch metadata, and notifications in Export the Downloaded Data.
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Procedure
Results
The shared repository is used as a source for downloading upgrades, patches, and notifications.
Example: Using a Folder or a Server as a Shared Repository
You can use a folder or a Web server as a shared repository.
- When you use a folder as a shared repository, repository_path is the top-level directory that stores the patches and notifications exported from UMDS.
For example, use UMDS to export the patches and notifications to the F:\ drive, which is a drive mapped to a plugged-in USB device on a physical machine where UMDS is installed. Then, plug in the USB device to the physical machine where the Update Manager is installed. The device is mapped as E:\ and the folder to configure as a shared repository in the Update Manager is E:\.
- When you use a Web server as a shared repository, repository_path is the top-level directory on the Web server that stores the patches exported from UMDS.
For example, export the patches and notifications from UMDS to C:\docroot\exportdata. If the folder is configured on a Web server and is accessible from other physical machines at the URL https://umds_host_name/exportdata, the URL to configure as a shared repository in Update Manager is https://umds_host_name/exportdata.
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