/var/log/vmware/vmware-updatemgr/vum-server/vmware-vum-server-##.log has errors of the following type:<Timestamp> error vmware-vum-server[#####] [Originator@6876 sub=httpDownload] [httpDownloadPosix ###] curl_easy_perform() failed: cURL Error: Could not resolve hostname, Could not resolve host: hostupdate.vmware.com
<Timestamp> error vmware-vum-server[#####] [Originator@6876 sub=httpDownload] [httpDownloadPosix ###] [backtrace begin] product: VMware Update Manager, version: 8.0.3, build: build-25197330, tag: vmware-vum-server, cpu: x86_64, os: linux, buildType: release--> backtrace[00] libvmacore.so[0x00531D35]--> backtrace[01] libvmacore.so[0x0042185E]: Vmacore::System::Stacktrace::CaptureFullWork(unsigned int)--> backtrace[02] libvmacore.so[0x0043403D]: Vmacore::System::SystemFactory::CreateBacktrace(Vmacore::Ref<Vmacore::System::Backtrace>&)--> backtrace[03] libvci-vcIntegrity.so[0x00E0B29E]--> backtrace[04] libvci-vcIntegrity.so[0x00E0B6E4]--> backtrace[05] libvci-vcIntegrity.so[0x00E0BB70]: Sysimage::HttpDownloadToStream
VMware vCenter Server 8.x
The update manager service crashes due to references to the old VMware repositories. Failing to resolve these URLs causes the service to crash with a backtrace.
To resolve the issue, follow the resolution as per the following articles to remove VMware URLs and also reset references to them: