A.4. Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring vCenter Update Manager

Install VUM and integrate it with the vSphere Client.

vCenter Update Manager is installed from the VMware vCenter installation media and requires that vCenter Server has already been installed. Like vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager requires the use of a back-end database server. Finally, you must install a plug-in into the vSphere Client in order to access, manage, or configure vCenter Update Manager.

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You have vCenter Update Manager installed, and you've configured it from the vSphere Client on your laptop. One of the other administrators on your team is saying that she can't access or configure vCenter Update Manager and that there must be something wrong with ...

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