Host update errors

[chrisslagel]

Trying to scan my hosts for updates and getting:

"Scan entity

10.1.2.233

Host cannot

download

files from

VMware

vSphere

Update

Manager

patch store. 

Check the

network

connectivity

and firewall

setup, and

check

esxupdate

logs for

details."

Logs read as follow:

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: root: INFO: Command = profile.setacceptance

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: root: INFO: Options = {}

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: BootBankInstaller.pyc: INFO: Unrecognized value "title=Loading VMware ESXi" in boot.cfg

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/bootOption', '-rp']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/bootOption', '-ro']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/esxcfg-advcfg', '-U', 'host-acceptance-level', '-G']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: imageprofile: INFO: Adding VIB VMware_locker_tools-light_5.1.0-0.0.799733 to ImageProfile (Updated) ESXi-5.1.0-799733-standard

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/esxcfg-advcfg', '-U', 'host-acceptance-level', '-G']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: root: DEBUG: Finished execution of command = profile.setacceptance

2012-12-10T14:41:10Z esxupdate: root: DEBUG: Completed esxcli output, going to exit esxcli-softwareinternal

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/esxcfg-advcfg', '-q', '-g', '/UserVars/EsximageNetTimeout']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/esxcfg-advcfg', '-q', '-g', '/UserVars/EsximageNetRetries']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/esxcfg-advcfg', '-q', '-g', '/UserVars/EsximageNetRateLimit']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: INFO: ---

Command: scan

Args: ['scan']

Options: {'nosigcheck': None, 'retry': 5, 'loglevel': None, 'cleancache': None, 'viburls': None, 'meta': ['http://noxvcenter1:9084/vum/repository/hostupdate/csco/csco-VEM-5.1.0-metadata.zip', 'http://noxvcenter1:9084/vum/repository/hostupdate/vmw/vmw-ESXi-5.1.0-metadata.zip'], 'proxyurl': None, 'timeout': 30.0, 'cachesize': None, 'hamode': True, 'maintenancemode': None}

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: BootBankInstaller.pyc: INFO: Unrecognized value "title=Loading VMware ESXi" in boot.cfg

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/bootOption', '-rp']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: vmware.runcommand: INFO: runcommand called with: args = '['/sbin/bootOption', '-ro']', outfile = 'None', returnoutput = 'True', timeout = '0.0'.

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: downloader: DEBUG: Downloading http://noxvcenter1:9084/vum/repository/hostupdate/csco/csco-VEM-5.1.0-metadata.zip to /tmp/tmpu4CL3t...

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR: An esxupdate error exception was caught:

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/usr/sbin/esxupdate", line 216, in main

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR:     cmd.Run()

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/build/mts/release/bora-799733/bora/build/esx/release/vmvisor/sys/lib/python2.6/site-packages/vmware/esx5update/Cmdline.py", line 106, in Run

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR:   File "/build/mts/release/bora-799733/bora/build/esx/release/vmvisor/sys/lib/python2.6/site-packages/vmware/esximage/Transaction.py", line 71, in DownloadMetadatas

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: ERROR: MetadataDownloadError: ('http://noxvcenter1:9084/vum/repository/hostupdate/csco/csco-VEM-5.1.0-metadata.zip', None, "('http://noxvcenter1:9084/vum/repository/hostupdate/csco/csco-VEM-5.1.0-metadata.zip', '/tmp/tmpu4CL3t', '[Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error [Errno -2] Name or service not known>')")

2012-12-10T16:37:59Z esxupdate: esxupdate: DEBUG: <<<

Seems like a lot of errors... Any ideas?

[nshetty]

Hello,

You have ports blocked for update manager, hence the download of patches or updates is failing.

If you have a proxy then provide the address @ download tab under "Configuration" tab of update manager.

When you also perform a scan try selecting only patches and then check if the download completes or fails. Perform the vice versa for updates.

Nitin

[abirhasan]

please see the network configurations in your vSphere and make sure that you got internet on that machine. If you have any proxy server then put the proxy address your browser. Then may help to update your system.

abirhasan 

[vmfcraig]

Best place to start is your the DNS settings on your ESXi Hosts.

Verify these are correct, then enter any proxy details in the 'Admin View' of Update Manager.

[chrisslagel]

Figured it out, it was a DNS issue.  Just added the vCenter host to the /etc/hosts file on the ESXi hosts and it now works fine.  Thanks everyone.

[nshetty]

Awesome, good to hear that