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ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003506: PXE Clients Fail to Boot Through Network

Details

Release Date: 03/06/08

Document Last Updated: 03/06/08

Download Size:
54 MB
Download Filename:
ESX-1003506.tgz
md5sum:

274d0c67997006cb95053f1af8564c9b

Product Versions	ESX Server 3.0.1
Patch Classification	General
Supersedes	ESX-1003351
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	Yes
ESX Server Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	218350
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-vmx
Related CVE numbers	N/A

Summary

While implementing Universal Network Driver Interface (UNDI) API for vlance, e1000, and vmxnet network adapters in PXENV_UNDI_ISR handler, the Status field is set. This is against the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) specification, according to which the FuncFlag field should be set. This results in the failure of the virtual machine to boot through network for PXE clients that use IRQ-based network transmission.

Solution

Symptoms

Virtual machine fails to boot through network for PXE clients that use IRQ-based network transmission.

Deployment Considerations

N/A

Download Instructions

Download and verify the patch bundle as follows:

1. Download patch ESX-1003506 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-1003506.tgz

The md5 checksum output should match the following:

274d0c67997006cb95053f1af8564c9b ESX-1003506.tgz

7. Extract the compressed tar archive:

# tar -xvzf ESX-1003506.tgz

8. Change to the newly created directory, /var/updates/ESX-1003506:

# cd ESX-1003506

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-1003506 update

For example, if the host is called depot:

# esxupdate -r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-1003506 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-1003506 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

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