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Vsphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance: © 2015 Vmware Inc. All Rights Reserved
Vsphere Update Manager and Host Maintenance: © 2015 Vmware Inc. All Rights Reserved
Module 11
11-5
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Learner Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to meet the following
objectives:
• Describe VMware vSphere® Update Manager™ functionality
• List the steps to install vSphere Update Manager
• Use vSphere Update Manager to create and attach a baseline
Remediation:
• Inventory systems that are not compliant can be automatically patched.
Database:
• Use to store and organize server data.
• The vSphere Update Manager server requires an SQL Server or an Oracle database.
• Install the vSphere Update Manager components from the vCenter Server installer
for Windows.
vSphere Update Manager does not uninstall recalled patches from ESXi
hosts. It waits for a newer patch and applies that patch to make a host
compliant.
11-22
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Learner Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to meet the following
objectives:
• Describe the host profiles workflow
• Identify how to create a host profile
• Recognize how to apply a host profile to an ESXi host or cluster
• Use host profiles to perform remediation on an ESXi host