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This post is just a quick how to reference for manually changing the VMware Update Manager (VUM) patch repository download location. Admins usually need to do this when the vCenter server is low on disk space on the partition that VUM was originally installed on, but there is a second partition that has enough capacity. To move the VUM patch repository follow the following steps found in the VUM Administrators Guide:

When you install Update Manager, you can select the location for downloading patches. To change the location after installation, you must manually edit the vci-integrity.xml
file.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Update Manager server as an administrator.
   
2. Stop the Update Manager service.
   
   1. Right-click My Computer and click Manage.
      
   2. In the left pane, expand Services and Applications and click Services.
      
   3. In the right pane, right-click the VMware Update Manager Service and click Stop.
      
3. Navigate to the Update Manager installation directory and locate the vci-integrity.xml file.
   
   1. The default location is C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager.
      
4. Create a backup copy of this file in case you need to revert to the previous configuration.
   
5. Edit the file by changing the following fields:
   
   1. yournewlocation
   2. The default patch download location is: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Data\
      
   3. The directory path must end with \.
      
6. Save the file in UTF-8 format, replacing the existing file.
   
7. Copy the contents from the old patchstore directory to the new folder.
   
8. Restart the Update Manager service.
   

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