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VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200804404-BG: Update to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-vmkiscsi (1004164)

Details

Release Date: 30 APR 2008
Document Last Updated: 30 APR 2008

 

Download Size:
193 KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200804404-BG.zip
md5sum:
259ba91ee3caa41d7cb7ff242ebc8014
Product Versions ESX Server 3.5
Patch Classification General
Supersedes None
Requires ESX350-200804407-BG
ESX350-200804408-BG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required Yes
ESX Server Host Reboot Required Yes
PRs Fixed 202475
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-vmkiscsi
Related CVE numbers None


Solution

Summary

This patch includes a fix to allow Windows virtual machines to boot when DataDigest is enabled in software iSCSI. (PR 202475)

Symptom

When DataDigest is enabled for the software iSCSI initiator, certain Windows virtual machines might not boot. This situation occurs because of badly-formed I/O requests sent by the Windows guest operating system. This fix detects such I/O requests and handles them to allow the virtual machine to boot.

Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information listed in the table, above.

Patch Download and Installation

See the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX Server 3.5 hosts.

To update ESX Server 3.5 hosts when not using Update Manager, download the most recent patch bundle from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_35.html and install the bundle using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX Server 3 Patch Management Guide.

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