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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808402-BG: Updates the Service Console Kernel (1005808)

Details

Release Date: 18-Sep-2008
Document Last Updated: 18-Sep-2008

Download Size:
48MB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200808402-BG.zip
md5sum:
efa7650b8780332d900615409db50254
Product Versions ESX 3.5
Patch Classification Critical
Supersedes ESX350-200712407-BG
ESX350-200802409-BG
ESX350-200803211-UG
ESX350-200804407-BG
ESX350-200805503-BG
ESX350-200806402-BG
Requires ESX350-200808201-UG
ESX350-200808408-BG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required Yes
Host Reboot Required Yes
PRs Fixed 232643, 242571, 275088
Affected Hardware
  • Broadcom RemotePHY
  • Dell PowerEdge blade servers
  • Storage arrays
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included kernel-source
kernel-vmnix
Related CVE numbers None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

Issues fixed in this patch (and their relevant symptoms, if applicable) include:

  • On ESX hosts with more than one CD-ROM device, rescanning storage (vmhba) causes the host to crash with a purple screen that displays CosPanic:4781: COS Error: Oops.

  • The root disk goes offline and the ESX service console becomes read-only during long cluster failovers on storage arrays. This issue applies to both Active/Active and Active/Passive storage arrays.

  • Includes a fix to better support Broadcom RemotePHY backplanes on Dell PowerEdge blade servers.

Deployment Considerations

ESX350-200808402-BG requires the installation of ESX 3.5 U2 refresh bundle ESX350-200808201-UG, irrespective of whether the ESX 3.5 U2 hot fix bundle ESX350-200806812-BG is currently installed or not. Make sure that ESX 3.5 U2 refresh bundle ESX350-200808201-UG is available in the local depot before installation.
 
If you are using esxupdate , you must install 2nd-level dependencies before installing this patch. For details, see Patch Installation Using esxupdate Fails Because 2nd-Level Dependency Is Not Installed (KB 1007060).

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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