• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

VMware vSphere Update Manager is used to patch and upgrade your virtual environment. In this course, you will learn how to correctly use Update Manager to maintain hosts and virtual machines.

Learning Objectives

Getting Started with Update Manager

  • start the course
  • describe the purpose of Update Manager in a vSphere environment
  • recognize criteria for an Update Manager installation on a Windows server
  • compare the different views of the Update Manager interface

Administration View

  • describe basic network configuration options within the Administration view of Update Manager
  • recognize capabilities of the Download Settings configuration options within the Administration view of Update Manager
  • specify the importance of VM snapshots and recognize capabilities of the virtual machine settings within the Administration view of Update Manager

Additional Administration View Options

  • describe how the patch repository is used to maintain a VMware vSphere 6.5 environment
  • describe how ESXi images are imported within Update Manager
  • specify the functionality of events and notifications settings within Update Manager
  • describe how baselines and groups help organize patches within VMware vSphere 6.5

Compliance View

  • recognize how to attach baselines to various objects within a VMware vSphere 6.5 environment
  • recognize the importance of baseline groups and scanning for compliance within a VMware vSphere 6.5 environment

Practice: Using Update Manager

  • create and apply an Update Manager baseline using the vSphere Web Client

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.