The just created System Data Source is now listed. If the tests are completed successfully, click OK twice to close the windows. Click Next.Ĭlick Test Data Source to test the connection. Give a Name, a Description and select the SQL Server you want to connect to then click Next.Įnable the Change the default database to option and select VIM_UPD from the drop-down menu. From the list select the SQL Server Native Client 11.0 and click Finish. Select System DSN and click on Add button. The database has been created successfully and listed in the installed databases.Ĭlose the Server Management Studio and open the ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) to configure the DSN. Type the Database name like VIM_UPD then click OK. If you are NOT going to use the embedded SQL Express Server provided with VMware vCenter Installer, you need to create the VUM database and the DNS entry manually in the SQL server before beginning the VUM installation.įrom the SQL Server open the Server Management Studio, right click Databases item and select New Database option. VCSA 6.0: configure vSphere Update Manager - pt.

VCSA 6.0: install vSphere Client and VUM plugin - pt. VCSA 6.0: setup vSphere Update Manager - pt. For small scale deployment (up to five hosts) SQL Express 2012 is bundled in the vCenter Installer but for bigger environments SQL Server and Oracle are the preferred platforms to use. To run the VUM service when the VCSA is used as vCenter Server, you need a Windows server and a SQL database. In the new VCSA 6.0 (vCenter Server Appliance), vSphere Update Manager (VUM) is the only 'Windows' component required by vSphere 6.0.

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