Hypervisor scanning and deployment
Scanning and deployment operations are performed by the hypervisor. In order to scan for installed and missing Bulletins, the hypervisor needs the latest patching metadata files. The metadata files are available from VMware inside an archive (ZIP) file. There is a different metadata package for each supported version of ESX and ESXi. Protect supplies the target hypervisor with the URL to the proper metadata file, but in this release, the hypervisor must download the file from the internet.
Hypervisor scanning
When scanning an ESX or ESi hypervisor with Protect, the hypervisor downloads the metadata file and performs the scan. The results are returned to Protect, analyzed and made available for display within the Console.
Scanning process
- The console instructs the hypervisor to download the pertinent metadata and perfrom an assessment.
- The hypervisor downloads the pertinent metadata from VMware servers.
- The hypervisor performs an assessment using the downloaded Metadata.
- The hypervisor sends the assessment results to the Protect console.
Operation details
Details of the scan operation can be found in the following locations:
- Operation Monitor
- Event History log
- vCenter Event and Alert logs
- ST.ServiceHost.managed.log
ESX/ESXi Hypervisor scanning requirements
- The ESX or ESXi hypervisor must be at one of the following versions
ESX - 4.0 or later
ESXi - 4.1 or later
- You must supply valid credentials for the ESX or ESXi hypervisor.
- You must be able to connect to the ESX or ESXi hypervisor.
- The hypervisor must be configured to allow an HTTP client connection.