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VCF Update Manager Download Service (UMDS) Command Line: List and Disable Host Platforms

by Simon Sparks · 6 February 2026

Command Line Description: To list all supported platforms for downloading ESX host updates

/usr/local/vmware-umds/bin/vmware-umds--list-host-platforms

Results:

SupportedESXHostplatforms:esxio-8.0-INTL
esxio-9.0-INTL
embeddedEsx-7.0-INTL
embeddedEsx-8.0-INTL
embeddedEsx-9.0-INTL

Command Line Description: Disable downloading host patches for VMware ESXi v7.x

/usr/local/vmware-umds/bin/vmware-umds--set-config--disable-host-platformembeddedEsx-7.0-INTL

Results:

SettingupUMDSconfiguration
HostupdatedownloadsforplatformembeddedEsx-7.0-INTL:Disabled
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CommandSUCCEEDED
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Command Line Description: Disable downloading host patches for VMware ESXi v8.x

/usr/local/vmware-umds/bin/vmware-umds--set-config--disable-host-platformembeddedEsx-8.0-INTL
/usr/local/vmware-umds/bin/vmware-umds--set-config--disable-host-platformesxio-8.0-INTL

Results:

SettingupUMDSconfiguration
HostupdatedownloadsforplatformembeddedEsx-8.0-INTL:Disabled
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CommandSUCCEEDED
**********************************************

SettingupUMDSconfiguration
Hostupdatedownloadsforplatformesxio-8.0-INTL:Disabled
**********************************************
CommandSUCCEEDED
**********************************************

Command Line Description: Confirm Host Platforms have been Disabled

/usr/local/vmware-umds/bin/vmware-umds--list-host-platforms

Results:

SupportedESXHostplatforms:
esxio-9.0-INTL
embeddedEsx-9.0-INTL

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