Utility that fetches updates for vSphere Lifecycle Manager into a common store so that sites without internet access can use them. Its role is folded into the VCF Download Tool from 9.0, and the separate UMDS is deprecated.
Also called Update Manager Download Service.
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Terms in this definition
- vSphere Lifecycle Manager
Service in vCenter for installing, updating and upgrading ESX hosts and clusters based on a desired image. From 9.0, host upgrades cannot be done with baselines.
- Role
How an actor normally or expectedly behaves, or the part a person takes in a process. A single actor may hold more than one role.
- VCF Download Tool
Command-line utility, previously the Offline Bundle Transfer Utility, for handling VCF binaries and metadata at sites without internet access: downloading, uploading, listing and cleaning up. UMDS can also be installed and run through it.