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ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200808207-UG: Update to VMware-esx-lnxcfg

Details

Release Date: 13 AUGUST 2008
Document Last Updated: 13 AUGUST 2008

 

Download Size:
33KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200808207-UG.zip
md5sum:
1f956bf07a6162b67e16c8131f9d470d

Product Versions ESX Server 3.5 Update 2
Patch Classification Update
Supersedes ESX350-200806207-UG
Requires ESX350-200808202-UG
ESX Server Host Reboot Required
 Yes
Restart hostd Required
service mgmt-vmware restart		 No
Maintenance Mode Required, Power Off or Migrate Virtual Machines
 No
PRs Fixed 230841 254596
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included VMware-esx-lnxcfg
Related CVE numbers None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch removes the Ramchecker service from ESX Server 3.5 to solve the following problem.
 
The Ramchecker utility is not supported and does not work on ESX Server 3.5 versions. Starting with ESX 3.5 Update 2, Ramchecker components are removed from the RPMs VMware-esx-lnxcfg and VMware-esx-apps.

On ESX Server 3.5 and ESX Server 3.5 Update 1 systems, the Ramchecker service fails to start. The service console displays an error message similar to the following:

Starting ramchecker /usr/lib/vmware/bin/ramcheck: error while loading shared libraries: libc.so.6: failed to map segment from shared object: Error 28

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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  • KB Article: 1005900
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x