Make note of the type that I ran across when trying out this solution...

1. On the UMDS server, from a command prompt, change to the UMDS install path
2. Run this to clear out the database:
     .\vciInstallUtils.exe -O dbdelete -C . -L .
3. Run this to re-create the database:

     .\vciInstallUtils.exe -O dbcreate - . -L .

^^^^^ THIS SHOULD BE .\vciInstallUtils.exe -O dbcreate -C. -L .

notice the missing "C"?

4. Delete any downloaded patches
5. Edit the downloadConfig.xml file with Notepad:
     (By default, located in: c:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager)
6. Comment out the line that begins with "ESXThirdPartyUpdateURL:
     <!-- <ESXThirdPartyUpdateUrl>https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/csco-main/csco-depot-index.xml</ESXThirdPartyUpdateUrl>
> --> .
7. Run the UMDS download.
8 Export the patches.

This worked BTW....thank you!

Ed wrote:

 

Here is the input from VMware technical support to fix this problem:

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Since you're not running the N1kv in your environment, please try the following:

1. On the UMDS server, from a command prompt, change to the UMDS install path

2. Run this to clear out the database:

     .\vciInstallUtils.exe -O dbdelete -C . -L .

3. Run this to re-create the database:

     .\vciInstallUtils.exe -O dbcreate - . -L .

4. Delete any downloaded patches

5. Edit the downloadConfig.xml file with Notepad:

     (By default, located in: c:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager)

6. Comment out the line that begins with "ESXThirdPartyUpdateURL:

     <!-- <ESXThirdPartyUpdateUrl>https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/csco-main/csco-depot-index.xml</ESXThirdPartyUpdateUrl>
> --> .

7. Run the UMDS download.

8 Export the patches.

 

This should stop the UMDS from trying to download the Cisco patches that keep tripping us up.  Please let me know if that works or not.

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Message was edited by: munozajj