VMware Update Manager had a failure when scanning ESX 3.5 hosts

Update ESX 3.5 host, which does not have ESX350-201012410-BG patch applied, through VMware Update manager after 1 June 2011 will end in:

This patch only updates security key at the ESX host and does not require restart nor machine migration to apply and has only one dependency which also can be applied without downtime.


Below you will find simple procedure, which always perfectly works for me:

1. Download patches from VMware   :

• ESX350-201012404-BG: KB and Download
• ESX350-201012410-BG: KB and Download

2. Unzip them to local drive to ESX-201012404-BG and ESX-201012410-BG folders
3. Login trough SSH and create folder: mkdir /patches
4. Login trough WinSCP and upload unzipped folders to the /patches
5. At the ESX console execute following commands:

• cd /pachtes/ESX350-201012404-BG
• esxupdate -b=/patches/ESX350-201012404-BG/ --nosig update
• cd /pachtes/ESX350-201012410-BG
• esxupdate -b=/patches/ESX350-201012410-BG/ --nosig update

6. Scan with update manager and update with recent baselines