Friday, May 6, 2016

Updating vCenter 6.0 to 6.0 U2

vCenter server appliance management interface:

  1. Open the management vCenter Virtual Appliance web interface on port 5480.  (https://<ip of vCSA>:5480/Login.html)
  2. Log on as root with your password.  
  3. In the Update tab, click Settings.
  4. Select Use Specified Repository.
  5. For the Repository URL, enter the URL of the repository you created. For example, if the repository directory is vc_update_repo, the URL should be similar to the following URL: http://web_server_name.your_company.com/vc_update_repo
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Check Updates.
  8. Click Check URL.
  9. Under Available Updates, click Install Updates.
  10. Based on your requirement, select from the following options:
    • Install all updates.
    • Install third-party updates.

Command line interface:

  1. Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has a super administrator (default root) role.
  2. To stage the patches included in a repository URL: software-packages stage –url http://web_server_name.your_company.com/vc_update_repo
  3. Install staged patches:  software-packages install –staged
  4. To reboot after patching if needed: reboot -r “patch reboot”
This update should keep your IT environment up to date and secure, even if your Update server doesn’t have internet access.






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