Download Location for VM Update Manager

[JKW182]

Hi,

I have installed VM Update Manager with the defaults and the default download location looks like "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Data" Is there anyway of changing this?

Cheers,

Woodentop.

[bedobash]

You could try uninstalling then reinstalling UM.

[ian4563]

Havn't tried this personally, but I've heard it works:

1. Stop update manager service

2. Copy everything from c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Data to your new directory

3. Edit c:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\vci-integrity.xml file

4. Change the following two lines to point to your new destination

<path>C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Data\</path>

<patchStore>C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Data\</patchStore>

5. Start update manager service

[gpullis]

I just tried moving my "VMware Update Manager\Data" folder, and now when I start the VMware Update Manager service, the service status is stuck at "Starting". Rebooting the server doesn't help. I'll call support and let you know how it turns out.

[gpullis]

Eureka!

This is documented under VMware KB article 1004152. The one trick is that, after you edit the vci-integrity.xml file and move the Data folder, you have to keep an empty Data folder in its original location (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Data\). The first time I tried this I deleted the Data folder and that's why the service wouldn't start back up.

[ccastellow]

Does anyone know if you can specify a UNC path to a remote share for the new download location?

[jimb0bmij]

UNC works for me.