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PART 3.2 : VMWARE VSPHERE UPDATE MANAGER PLUG-IN INSTALLATION ON VSPHERE CLIENT

Once installed VMWare vSphere Update Manager, it is time to configure plug-in on vSphere client (You can configure and manage VUM only using vsphere Desktop c# client and can't be configured using vSphere web client only compliance checking is possible). Installation is very straight, Click Plug-ins to open Manager, you will see VMware vSphere Update Manager Extension under Available Plug-ins, click Download and Install, which download the software and start installation 

PART 3.1 : VMWARE VSPHERE UPDATE MANAGER INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS 2012 R2
PART 3.2 : VMWARE VSPHERE UPDATE MANAGER PLUG-IN INSTALLATION ON VSPHERE CLIENT 
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VMWARE VSPHERE UPDATE MANAGER (VUM) - UPGRADE ESXI OS

VUM vmware vsphere updage manger plug-in download and install

This step need to be done on every vsphere client once, few next click (require administrator access to install the same). and it will finish installation and status will be changed to Enabled, also there be new update manager tab will appear on vCenter objects. 

vmware vsphere update manager extention installation enabled

If you are facing issue with enabling update manager plug-in below article will be helpful for troubleshooting.
THERE WAS ERROR CONNECTING VMWARE VSPHERE UPDATE MANAGER [VCENTER:443] DATABASE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE OR HAS NETWORK PROBLEMS

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