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.
Also called formerly Offline Bundle Transfer Utility, OBTU.
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Terms in this definition
- VMware Cloud Foundation
Broadcom's platform for private cloud. It unifies management of NSX, vSAN, vSphere, VCF Automation and VCF Operations as one fleet; VVF, by contrast, lacks automation and cloud management.
- Metadata
Describes data rather than being the data itself, for instance how a file is laid out or what rows each chunk contains, so tools can read things efficiently.
- UMDS
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.
Related terms
- Depot
Binary source for VCF upgrades and installs. Choices: Broadcom's online service, via a download token and optionally a proxy; a local offline web server; or files pulled by the VCF Download Tool. Just one is active.