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ESX Server 3.0.2, Patch ESX-1002427: Update to the bnx2 Driver

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Release Date: 01/02/08

Document Last Updated: 02/01/08

Download Size:
8.0 MB
Download Filename:
ESX-1002427.tgz
md5sum:
68e43b83d1840b3047de76c0e09e0813

Product Versions	ESX Server 3.0.2
Patch Classification	Critical
Supersedes	None
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	Yes
ESX Server Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	200183
Affected Hardware	IBM Athena
Affected Software	bnx2 driver for BCM 5709
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2-1.5.10b, kernel-vmnix
Related CVE numbers	N/A

Summary

This patch fixes an issue where connectivity to the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) is lost when the bnx2 (Broadcom) driver is loaded. Unloading the bnx2 driver restores the connectivity to the BMC.

Solution

Symptoms

Hosts using any Broadcom NIC using the bnx2 driver might experience a loss of connectivity between the onboard BMC and the network when the bnx2 driver is loaded.

Deployment Considerations

To use the BMC capabilities of the IBM server, an upgrade to the new driver is essential.

Note: Upgrading to ESX Server 3.5 after this patch has been installed will require manual RPM installation after upgrade. Please refer to KB 1003801 for further information.

Download Instructions

Download and verify the patch bundle as follows:

1. Download patch ESX-1002427 from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches.html .

2. Log in to the ESX Server service console as root.

3. Create a local depot directory.

# mkdir -p /var/updates

Note: VMware recommends that you use the updates directory.

4. Change your working directory to /var/updates.

# cd /var/updates

5. Download the tar file into the /var/updates directory.

6. Verify the integrity of the downloaded tar file:

# md5sum ESX-1002427.tgz

The md5 checksum output should match the following:

68e43b83d1840b3047de76c0e09e0813 ESX-1002427.tgz

7. Extract the compressed tar archive:

# tar -xvzf ESX-1002427.tgz

8. Change to the newly created directory, /var/updates/ESX-1002427:

# cd ESX-1002427

Installation Instructions

Note: All virtual machines on the host must be either shut down or migrated using VMotion before applying the patch. A reboot of the ESX Server host is required after applying this patch.

After you download and extract the archive, and if you are in the directory that you previously created, use the following command to install the update:

# esxupdate update

To run esxupdate from a different directory, you must specify the bundle path in the command:

# esxupdate -r file://<directory>/ESX-1002427 update

For example, if the host is called depot:

# esxupdate -r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-1002427 update

During the update process, logs appear on the terminal. You can specify the verbosity of esxupdate logs by using the -v option as shown below.

# esxupdate -v 10 file://<directory>/ESX-1002427 update

For more information how to use esxupdate, see the Patch Management for ESX Server 3 tech note at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf .

Keywords

esxpatch;esx302

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KB Article: 1002427
Updated: Aug 14, 2009

Products:
VMware ESX
Product Versions:
VMware ESX 3.0.x

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