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Upgrade VMware Tools and VM Virtual Hardware Version

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Teach the user how to use vSphere Update Manager to update the VMware Tools and virtual machine hardware version

Video Steps

1. Open vSphere Client

2. Review manual processes for updating VMware Tools and virtual hardware versions

3. Create a new baseline group in vSphere Update Manager

4. Attach the new baseline to a VM and then scan the VM for compliance

5. Remediate VM to update the VMware Tools and virtual hardware version in one process

6. Verify updates worked as expected

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by:Siddik Ali
Nice to see the short notes for upgrading VMWare tools and Virtual Machine hardware version by using vSphere Update Manager.

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