Introduction
Updating and patching of your vSphere Environment is part of a periodic maintenance routine. Although the update/upgrade/patching can be done manually, it becomes a tedious process when dealing with a large environment. vSphere Update Manager (VUM) provides a method to manage patching and the upgrade process with ease. In this chapter, we will learn how to install and configure update manager and also how to use it to perform the patching or upgrades tasks.