The vSphere Update Manager that has internet connectivity can directly connect to the VMware portal or requires a shared repository from where content has been downloaded and stored. The latter is achieved by setting up a vSphere Update Manager Download Service. In the following recipe, we shall look at the process of configuring a download source for VUM.
Configuring VUM with a download source
Getting ready
For direct internet ensure that the UMDS server has internet access. This is required to connect to the public VMware portal to retrieve patch/update- related information. If access to the internet is via a proxy, be sure to have the appropriate proxy server and port details.
