[VMC on AWS] VMware vSphere Update Manager Check Notification seen in vCenter

Products

• VMware Cloud on AWS

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
You see messages in the vCenter Menu > Tasks > Recent Tasks similar to:
Task Name: "Check notifications"
Target: "vcenter-sddc-xx-xx-xx-xx.vmwarevmc.com"
Status: "? Queued"
Initiator: "VMware vSphere Update Manager Check Notification"

Example:


When navigating to vCenter Menu > Administration > Solutions > Client Plug-ins, you can see the vSphere Update Manager (VUM) plug-in State is "N/A", meaning the plug-in is disabled.

Example:

Cause

VMC on AWS does not utilize VUM, however as it is part of the vCenter suite and still performs periodic update checks resulting in the above messages.

Resolution

Workaround:
This is expected behavior, this message can safely be ignored

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:
This is expected behavior and has no impact or risk to customers