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I checked manifest folder in the browser and tried to view content of 256 and files, it was failing. When I open vc_update_repo web site url, I see directory list. Go to the virtual directory vc_update_repo, select Directory Browsing then in the Actions pane click Open Feature.ĭirectory browsing has been disabled by default virtual directory, Enable it. In the alias provide the name vc_update_repo and Physical path where zip folder is extracted. In the IIS Manager right click on the Default Web Site, click Add Virtual Directory.
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Next open Server Manager on the IIS server, go to Tools and click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. Now inside the vc_update_repo folder there are two folders - manifest and package-pool. On the web server I created a folder vc_update_repo, Copied downloaded VMware vCenter Server Appliance update bundle zip file and extracted it. I have already setup Microsoft Windows IIS (Internet Information Services) web server.
#VMWARE VCENTER SERVER APPLIANCE UPDATE BUNDLE INSTALL#
Install an SSL-TLS Certificate In Microsoft IIS web server Install and Configure IIS Web Server on Windows Server To start configuration I downloaded latest version of VMware vCenter Server Appliance update bundle zip file from the my. In my design I chose to use a web based vCenter server update system. I have patched/updated vCenter server multiple times using ISO file in the past and wrote blog - Patching the vCenter Server Appliance VCSA. but whenever updating/patching vCenter server, I had to maintain ISO file repository, but I wanted to have centralized system and automated way from where I can update vCenter servers in my farm from web server.