VMware vCenter Update Manager is a component of VMware Infrastructure that automates patches and upgrades of ESX hosts, virtual machine Tools and hardware, Windows and Linux virtual machines, and virtual appliance. A new white paper, VMware vCenter Update Manager Performance and Best Practices, is now available.
In this paper we discuss VMware vCenter Update Manager 4.0 host deployment, latency, resource consumption, guest OS tuning, high-latency networks, and the impact of on-access virus scanning. We also provide performance tips to help customers tune the system for better performance.