VCF Update Manager Download Service (UMDS) Command Line: Get Help

by Simon Sparks · 6 February 2026

Command Line Description: Get help using the vmware umds command line tool

/usr/local/vmware-umds/bin/vmware-umds--help

Results:

BasicCommands:
-h [--help]Showthismessage
-D [--download]Downloadupdatesbasedonthecurrent
configuration
-E [--export]Exportallupdatesthathavebeen
downloaded.
-I [--import]Importalltheupdatesfromagiven
sourcelocationandmergetotheUMDS
patchstore
-R [--re-download]Re-downloadexistingupdatesthatmaybe
corruptedanddownloadnewupdates.Use
thiscommandonlyifyoususpectUMDS
patchstoreiscorrupted.
-S [--set-config]SetupUMDSconfiguration
-G [--get-config]PrintcurrentUMDSconfiguration
-v [--version]PrintUMDSversion
-i [--info-level]argThelevelofinformationshownonthe
console:<verbose|info>.Usethisalong
withdownload,exportorre-download
operationonly
-L [--list-host-platforms]ListallsuppportedESXplatformsfor
download

Optionalargumentforexport:
-x [--export-store]argDestinationdirectoryforexport
operation (Overridessettingfrom
configuration)

Argumentsforimport:
-s [--import-store]argSourcepatchstoreforimportoperation
-f [--offline-bundle]argOfflinezipbundlefileforimport
operation(absolutepath)

Optionalargumentfordownloadandre-download:
-m [--only-metadata]Downloadonlymetadata

Argumentsforset-config:
-u [--add-url]argAddaURLtotheconfigurationfor
downloadingupdates.Requiresurl-type
-r [--url-type]argTypeofURL:<HOST>,HOSTforESX6.x
(HOSTistheonlysupportedtype
currently).Usewithadd-url
-l [--remove-url]argRemoveURLfromtheconfiguration
-P [--patch-store]argConfigurelocationforstoringupdates
afterdownload
-o [--default-export-store]argConfigurelocationforexportingupdates
-p [--proxy]argConfigureproxyserversettings.Format
ishost:port.Use--proxy""todisable
proxy
-Y [--enable-host]EnableESXhostupdatedownloadsforall
platforms
-N [--disable-host]DisableESXhostupdatedownloadsforall
platforms
-e [--enable-host-platform]argEnableESXhostupdatedownloadsfor
specifiedplatforms.Specifymultiple
platformsseparatedbywhitespace
-d [--disable-host-platform]argDisableESXhostupdatedownloadsfor
specifiedplatforms.Specifymultiple
platformsseparatedbywhitespace
-s [--add-entitlement-token]argAdddefaultURLswithentitlementtoken
ID

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