Category: vSphere v8
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So, you want to use PowerCLI to do some things with VMware vSphere and you are just getting started. Maybe it’s to run some basic cmdlets and poke around vSphere, for maybe you want to search for attached ISO’s on VM’s, or maybe it’s to run a script to count cores and TiBs for VCF…
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In the first and second parts of the previous UMDS blogs, I installed UMDS and then configured and setup a repository for vSphere LCM. This worked great, however the download and export process ended up being manual, which is less that desired. I prefer UMDS to automagically download and then export those files, so I’m…
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Continuing from the previous blog, where I showed how I installed Update Manager Download Service in my lab, this blog will focus on the setup and configuration of UMDS, using Apache to publish a repository, and finally setting up VMware LCM to use those files as a repository for updates. If you missed the previous…
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If you manage an environment where vSphere, vCenter and ESXi hosts are secured, air-gapped, or disconnected from other networks, including to the internet, and you can’t patch easily, you may want to consider using vSphere Update Manager Download Service…a.k.a. UMDS. UMDS runs on Linux, and downloads software metadata, software binaries, and notifications that may not…