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VMware ESX Server 3i, Patch ESXe350-200808202-T-UG: VMware Tools Update

Details

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

 

Product Versions ESX Server 3i version 3.5 Update 2
Patch Classification Critical
ESX Server Host Reboot Required No
Restart hostd Required No
Maintenance Mode Required, Power Off or Migrate Virtual Machines No
PRs Fixed 240212
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
Related CVE numbers None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This bundle is a part of the ESX Server 3i version 3.5 Update 2 Installable and Embedded releases. For more information on the new features and fixes found in the release, see the relevant release notes at:
In addition to the Update 2 rollup, this patch fixes the issue: VMware Tools might fail to install in Ubuntu 8.04.

The Update 2 release supports Linux kernels up to 2.6.25, and provides the pre-built modules (PBMs) that enables VMware Tools to be installed in Ubuntu 8.04.

Deployment Considerations

You must install ESXe350-200808201-I-UG and ESXe350-200808203-C-UG with this bundle. All three bundles are part of the offline patch bundle, ESXe350-200808201-O-UG.

Patch Download and Installation

The typical way to apply patches to ESX Server 3i hosts is through the VMware Update Manager.  For details, see the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide.

ESX Server 3i hosts can also be updated by downloading the most recent "O" (offline) patch bundle from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_3i.html and installing the bundle using Infrastructure Update through the VI Client or by using the vihostupdate command through the Remote Command Line Interface (RCLI). For details, see the ESX Server 3i Configuration Guide and the ESX Server 3i Embedded Setup Guide (Chapter 10, Maintaining ESX Server 3i and the VI Client) or the ESX Server 3i Installable Setup Guide (Chapter 11, Maintaining ESX Server 3i and the VI Client).

The offline patch bundle ESXe350-200808201-O-UG for the 13 AUGUST 2008 Update 2 release contains the following bundles:

  • ESXe350-200808201-I-UG: Firmware Update - Described in KB 1005911.
  • ESXe350-200808202-T-UG: VMware Tools Update for ESXi - Described in this KB.
  • ESXe350-200808203-C-UG: VI Client Update for ESXi - Described in KB 1005913.

Note: ESX Server 3i hosts do not reboot automatically when you patch with the offline bundle.

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  • KB Article: 1005912
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESXi
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
    VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable