vCenter

 View Only

  • 1.  Short & simple question - Automatic Update for Essentials

    Posted Dec 22, 2015 01:24 PM

    Hello,

    I just inherited three Essentials installations. Is there anyway to get the ESXi hosts updated automatically like it is possible with the Update Manager and the other vSphere versions?

    Cheers

    AWo



  • 2.  RE: Short & simple question - Automatic Update for Essentials
    Best Answer

    Posted Dec 22, 2015 02:51 PM

    Due to the limited features of the Essentials Edition, I'm afraid that you will have to update/patch the hosts interactively. Even Update Manager might not be very helpful, because Essentials doesn't support DRS/vMotion, and there must not be any powered on VMs on the host to remediate. You will also need to find a workaround for the ESXi host on which vCenter Server is running, except the vCenter Server instances for each Kit are running on another Kit's hosts.

    André



  • 3.  RE: Short & simple question - Automatic Update for Essentials

    Posted Dec 22, 2015 03:13 PM

    Thanks.

    Cheers

    AWo