Thispost details how to apply the security patch in a VCF On VxRail system to remediate this critical vulnerability in vCenter server. The content provides a detailed walkthrough on how to apply a security patch in a VCF On VxRail system. It includes necessary links and images to guide the readers. Details of the vulnerabilty can be found here:
Copy the Async Patch Tool file to the /home/vcf/asyncPatchTool directory. Navigate to /home/vcf/asyncPatchTool and extract the contents of vcf-async-patch-tool. Set the permissions for the asyncPatchTool directory:
When enable patch completes successfully then you can log in to the SDDC Manager UI and apply the async patch to all workload domains. Ensure a valid backup of the vCenter before applying the upgrade from SDDC UI. In this example we apply the patch to the Managment WLD:
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