Time to investigate. Check the network connectivity and firewall setup, and check esxupdate logs for details. When you look closer in the logfiles, you will see somewhere around the line that the host cannot connect to the VUM repository, or that it fails to download metadata.
In vCenter 6. There you will see the settings under network settings. So first thing first, you should check if your host can reach the destination of the patch store. The default port is that the ESXi hosts use to connect towards the patch store. You should therefor check your firewall if you see some packages that are being denied by the host. If however, you do not have access to the firewall, you can still verify from an ESXi host standpoint, if it can reach the destination.
The first time through DNS which fails. Second time through IP address which succeeds, and a third time again with DNS but this time on a different host which also succeeds.
Since this was a customer environment I had to blur a lot of stuff but it should still be readable. This could be solved by allowing the port number on the firewall, but since I wanted to quickly update the hosts, I simply changed the settings within VUM. This can be done in the admin page as well and it is really simple.
Then you can select. VMware vCenter Server Best Answer. Thai Pepper. JeffNew This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. Use the Windows VPX client instead. This checkbox will be lit if the Plug-In is active. View this "Best Answer" in the replies below ». Popular Topics in VMware. Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the system power is turned off?
Submit ». Grey Mar 2, at UTC. Is the client installed? There's a web browser plugin thing. Shuey This person is a verified professional. I appreciate the info Jeff, and I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in my frustration, lol. This topic has been locked by an administrator and is no longer open for commenting.
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