VAMI is missing vCenter Updates

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• Unable to check ISO/URL in VAMI.
  
  
• No vCenter Updates are visible.
  
  
• VAMI update URL settings are configured for Default: https://vapp-updates.vmware.com/vai-catalog/valm/vmw/8d167796-34d5-4899-be0a-6daade4005a3/<current_version>.latest

Environment

vCenter 8.x

Cause

• This issue occurs when vCenter is still configured with the old public facing vmware.com repository URLs. These download URLs are no longer active and have been replaced with new dl.broadcom.com ones that require customer-specific tokens.

Resolution

Obtain a download token and configure VAMI update settings to use the the dl.broadcom.com URL.

i.e., 

From:

Default: https://vapp-updates.vmware.com/vai-catalog/valm/vmw/8d167796-34d5-4899-be0a-6daade4005a3/8.0.3.00400.latest/

To:

Specified: https://dl.broadcom.com/<downloadToken>/PROD/COMP/VCENTER/vmw/8d167796-34d5-4899-be0a-6daade4005a3/8.0.3.00400/

Additional Information

Alternate method to update:

• Manually download the vCenter update ISO and attach the the vCenter VM.
  
  
• Use the VAMI check CD-ROM to apply that specific update, see patching via CD.