VMware Branch Remediation Portal v2

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Click Query Hosts in the toolbar to load
the Branch Offices inventory from vCenter.

Select Hosts

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Review & Schedule

Step 1 — Select Hosts to Include in This Batch

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ℹ️ Only standalone hosts from the Branch Offices datacenter are listed below — hosts that are members of a cluster are automatically excluded at query time. Current Version reflects what vCenter reported at query time. Target Image is the vLCM baseline assigned in vSphere Lifecycle Manager. Hosts showing 8.0 U3i ↑ 8.0 U3k will be upgraded. Hosts showing ✓ Up to date are already at the target image and will be skipped.

	Site / Host	State	VMs	Compliance	Current Version	Target Image	VM Order

Step 2 — Job Configuration

Job Name *

Change Ticket # *

Execution Account

Run As — Service Account *

The Windows Task Scheduler job and all vCenter API calls will authenticate as this account. Must have vCenter permissions to enter maintenance mode and trigger vLCM remediation.

Created By (Audit)

Populated from your authenticated session. Recorded in the audit log — cannot be changed.

ℹ️ The service account runs the job. Created By logs who scheduled it. These are intentionally separate — the service account is a shared credential; the creator is the individual accountable for the change ticket.

Scheduled Outage Window

Start Date *

Start Time CST *

02:00 CST = 08:00 UTC · All times execute in Central Standard Time

Expected Duration

Notifications *

Notify on Success & Failure *

Separate multiple addresses with commas. Required.

Also CC (optional)

Execution Settings

Max Parallel Sites

VM Power-On Delay

On VM Shutdown Failure

Notes (appear in audit log & reports)

Running Jobs

Scheduled Jobs

Sites Complete

In Progress

Failed

Scheduled — Not Yet Started

JOB-2026-0848

Aug2026-BranchPatch-Wave2

◌ Scheduled

jsmith@corp.local

📅 Scheduled: Aug 31, 2026 — 02:00 CST (08:00 UTC) 📧 Notify: ops-team@corp.com 🎫 Change: CHG0042910 🖥 Sites: 8 selected ⚡ Parallel: 5 max ⏱ VM Delay: 120s 🔑 Run As: CORP\svc-esxipatch

Sites: AL, Maplewood · AR, Brookfield · AR, Millstone · AZ, Cactus Ridge · AZ, Red Mesa · CA, Bayside · CA, Coastal View · CO, Summit Park

Currently Running

JOB-2026-0847

Aug2026-BranchPatch-Wave1

● Running

jsmith@corp.local

🕐 Started: Aug 24, 2026 — 02:00 CST 📧 Notify: ops-team@corp.com 🎫 Change: CHG0042891 🖥 Sites: 2 / 5 complete ⚡ Parallel: 5 🔑 Run As: CORP\svc-esxipatch

2 of 5 sites complete · Est. 1h 22m remaining

Site	Current Step	Status	VMs Off	ESXi Upgrade	Elapsed
AK, Anchorage	Powering on VMs (3/4)	● Running	4/4 ✓	8.0 U3i ↑ 8.0 U3k	58m
AL, Maplewood	vLCM Remediation	● Remediating	5/5 ✓	8.0 U3i ↑ 8.0 U3k	42m
AR, Brookfield	Graceful VM Shutdown	● Shutdown	3/5	8.0 U3i ↑ 8.0 U3k	18m
AR, Millstone	Maintenance Mode	● In Maint.	5/5 ✓	8.0 U3i ↑ 8.0 U3k	31m
AZ, Cactus Ridge	Queued	◌ Queued	—	—	—

Jobs Completed

Sites Patched

Jobs w/ Failures

42m

Avg / Site

All Jobs

Job ID	Name	Created By	Scheduled (CST)	Sites	Duration	Status	Change #
`JOB-2026-0847`	Aug2026-BranchPatch-Wave1	JS jsmith	Aug 24, 2026 02:00 CST	2/5 ⬤	Running	● Running	CHG0042891
`JOB-2026-0821`	Jul2026-BranchPatch-Wave3	JS jsmith	Jul 28, 2026 02:00 CST	15/15	8h 14m	✓ Complete	CHG0042801
`JOB-2026-0814`	Jul2026-BranchPatch-Wave2	BW bwilliams	Jul 21, 2026 02:00 CST	18/20	11h 02m	✕ 2 Failed	CHG0042788
`JOB-2026-0710`	Jul2026-BranchPatch-Wave1-TEST	JS jsmith	Jul 10, 2026 03:00 CST	0/1	—	✕ Cancelled	CHG0042760

Hosts Patched (2026)

Pending Remediation

8u3k

Target Image

100

Total Branch Sites

Compliance by State

State	Sites	Patched	Pending	Progress
AK — Alaska	1	1	0	100%
AL — Alabama	1	0	1	0%
AR — Arkansas	2	1	1	50%
AZ — Arizona	2	2	0	100%
CA — California	3	1	2	33%

Export

Audit Trail

Timestamp (CST)	User	Event	Target	Detail	IP Address
Aug 24, 2026 01:55 CST	jsmith	JOB CREATED	JOB-2026-0847	Batch: 5 sites · CHG0042891 · Wave 1 · notify: ops-team@corp.com	10.1.4.22
Aug 24, 2026 02:00 CST	SYSTEM	JOB STARTED	JOB-2026-0847	Scheduled trigger fired · executing as jsmith@corp.local	10.1.4.50
Aug 24, 2026 02:10 CST	SYSTEM	vLCM APPLY	AK, Anchorage	POST /api/esx/settings/hosts/host-23/software?action=apply · task-3847	—
Aug 19, 2026 09:42 CST	jsmith	QUERY	vCenter	Branch Offices datacenter · 107 total hosts · 100 standalone loaded · 7 clustered excluded · inventory written to SQL (QueryRunId: 14)	10.1.4.22
Jul 10, 2026 02:14 CST	jsmith	CANCELLED	JOB-2026-0710	Job cancelled by jsmith before execution · CHG0042760	10.1.4.22
Jul 21, 2026 03:14 CST	SYSTEM	SITE FAILED	CO, Summit Park	VM 'dc-den01' did not shut down within 300s · site skipped · alert sent	—

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