{"id":23769,"date":"2018-03-07T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=23769"},"modified":"2023-07-16T11:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T09:27:57","slug":"vcsa-6-5-vum-error-cannot-download-software-packages-from-patch-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcsa-6-5-vum-error-cannot-download-software-packages-from-patch-source\/","title":{"rendered":"vCSA 6.5 VUM error \"Cannot download software packages from patch source\""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23770 size-full\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-01.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the remediation process with <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vcsa-6-0-setup-vsphere-update-manager-pt-1\/\">VMware vSphere Update Manager<\/a> (VUM), the error\u00a0\"<em>Cannot download software packages\u00a0<\/em><em>from\u00a0<\/em><em>patch source<\/em>\" is displayed in the <strong>Recent Tasks<\/strong> area.<\/p>\n<p>This error <strong>stops the remediation procedure<\/strong>\u00a0skipping the patching process of the selected ESXi hosts.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23771 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-02-600x139.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"139\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This situation occours in the event that <strong>VMware has recalled a patch<\/strong> and you are using VMware vSphere Update Manager for patch installation and compliance verification.<\/p>\n<p>You can face <strong>four scenarios<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have <strong>remediated<\/strong> the recalled patch<\/li>\n<li>You have <strong>downloaded and staged<\/strong> the recalled patch, but have <strong>not remediated<\/strong> the patch<\/li>\n<li>You have <strong>downloaded<\/strong> the recalled patch definition, but have <strong>not staged or remediated<\/strong> the patch<\/li>\n<li>Your patch definitions were <strong>downloaded prior to the release<\/strong> of the recalled patch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How to quickly remediate ESXi hosts<\/h2>\n<p>If the <strong>latest patch definitions<\/strong> haven't been updated yet and you need to quickly apply available patches, the following procedure allows to update hosts in few minutes.<\/p>\n<p>After selecting from the <strong>Inventory<\/strong> view the vSphere object (vCenter, datacenter, cluster)\u00a0that contains the ESXi hosts to patch, from the\u00a0<strong>Update Manager<\/strong> tab click <strong>Remediate<\/strong>\u00a0to install the patch immediately.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23772 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-03-600x279.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"279\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the baselines to use and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23773 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-04-600x351.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the host to patch and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23774 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-05-600x351.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bulletins <em>ESXi650-201801401-BG<\/em>, <em>ESXi650-201801402-BG<\/em>, <em>ESXi600-201801401-BG<\/em>, <em>ESXi600-201801402-BG<\/em>, <em>ESXi550-201801401-BG<\/em> to fix <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-new-security-patch-vcenter-server-6-5-u1f\/\">Meltdown and Spectre<\/a> issues have been recalled by VMware and must be excluded from the selection to avoid the error and continue with the remediation process.\u00a0Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23775 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-06-600x351.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To patch the hosts immediately click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23776 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-07-600x351.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check the <strong>Host remediation options<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23777 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-08-600x351.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check the <strong>Cluster remediation options<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23778 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-09-600x351.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to start the remediation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23779 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-10-600x351.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The procedure\u00a0<strong>is now executed<\/strong> without any error.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23780 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-11-600x208.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the host reboots, the remediation process has completed successfully.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23781 size-large\" title=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-12-600x205.jpg\" alt=\"vum-cannot-download-packages-patch-source-error-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To fix the \"<em>Cannot download software packages\u00a0<\/em><em>from\u00a0<\/em><em>patch source<\/em>\" error, you should\u00a0download the latest <strong>patch definitions<\/strong> and <strong>adjust the baselines<\/strong> accordingly. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/s\/article\/2116773\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VMware KB 2116773<\/a> for additional info.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the remediation process with VMware vSphere Update Manager (VUM), the error\u00a0\"Cannot download software packages\u00a0from\u00a0patch source\" is displayed in the Recent Tasks area. This error stops the remediation procedure\u00a0skipping the patching process of the selected ESXi hosts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[903,2701],"tags":[1849,1579],"class_list":["post-23769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vmware-en","category-vsphere-en","tag-cannot-download-software-packages-from-patch-source","tag-vum","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}