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ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-1003509: Fixes for NICs with RARP Broadcast and Hot Addition / Deletion of LUNs Failure

Details

Release Date: 03/06/08

Document Last Updated: 03/06/08

Download Size:
32 MB
Download Filename:
ESX-1003509.tgz
md5sum:

094f0bd503ee7386105b9541668975b6

Product Versions	ESX Server 3.0.1
Patch Classification	General
Supersedes	ESX-1003358
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	Yes
ESX Server Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	169631,199832
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	Unknown
RPMs Included	vmkernel
Related CVE numbers	N/A

Summary

This patch fixes the following issues:

On an ESX Server host enabled with failover for two NICs, when the failback NIC starts responding, ESX Server host starts Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) broadcast before the physical switch is ready. This fix enables the physical switch to receive the RARP broadcast when the failback NIC starts responding.

When LUN rescans are in progress on the ESX Server, hot addition and deletion of LUNs on virtual machines as Raw Device Mappings (RDMs) might fail with error messages. To complete the fix, install ESX-1003509 and ESX-1003508 .

Solution

Symptoms

The following symptoms can be seen without this patch:

When LUN rescans are in progress, hot addition and deletion of LUNs on virtual machines as Raw Device Mappings (RDMs) might fail with concurrent modification and file not found exceptions.

Deployment Considerations

To address the issue of hot addition and deletion of LUNs on virtual machines as Raw Device Mappings (RDMs), you must install both ESX-1003509 and ESX-1003508 .

Download Instructions

Download and verify the patch bundle as follows:

1. Download patch ESX-1003509 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-1003509.tgz

The md5 checksum output should match the following:

094f0bd503ee7386105b9541668975b6 ESX-1003509.tgz

7. Extract the compressed tar archive:

# tar -xvzf ESX-1003509.tgz

8. Change to the newly created directory, /var/updates/ESX-1003509:

# cd ESX-1003509

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-1003509 update

For example, if the host is called depot:

# esxupdate -r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-1003509 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-1003509 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 .

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