Dell EMC OpenManage Installation Guide — Linux Version 9.4

Using the VMware Update Manager (VUM)

1. Install VMware vSphere 6.x (vCenter Server, vSphere Client, and VMware vSphere Update Manager) on a system running the Windows Server operating system.
2. On the desktop, double-click VMware vSphere Client and login to vCenter Server.
3. Right-click vSphere Client host and click New Datacenter.
4. Right-click New Datacenter and click Add Host. Provide information for the ESXi server per online instructions.
5. Right-click the ESXi host added in the previous step and click Maintenance Mode.
6. From Plug-ins select Manage Plug-ins > download VMware Update Manager (The status is enabled if the download is successful.) Follow the instructions to install the VUM client.
7. Select the ESXi host. Click Update Manager > Admin view > Patch Repository > Import Patches and follow the online instructions to upload the patch successfully.
   The offline bundle is displayed.
8. Click Baselines and Groups.
9. Click create from Baselines tab, mention baseline name, and select Host Extension as baseline type. Complete the rest as per instructions.
10. Click Admin View.
11. Click Add to Baseline (against the uploaded patch name) and select the baseline name that you have created in step 8.
12. Click Compliance view. Select the Update Manager tab. Click Attach and select the Extension Baseline created in step 8 and follow the instructions.
13. Click Scan, and select Patches & Extensions (if not selected by default) and click Scan.
14. Click Stage, select created Host Extension and follow the instructions.
15. Click Remediate and follow the instructions once the staging is completed.

    NOTE: After you upgrade the VIB, host reboots automatically.

    NOTE: After an ESXi VIB upgrade, the CIM services are restarted automatically to load the Server Administrator providers (DCIM service). You are required to wait for two to three minutes before logging in from any Server Administrator web server. Else, the Server Administrator web server login to the ESXi host may fail.

    NOTE: For more information about VUM, see the VMware official website.

    NOTE: You can install Server Administrator from the VUM repository, https://vmwaredepot.dell.com/.

    Server Administrator upgrade is complete.