Knowledge Base

Summaries and Symptoms

This bundle brings the VI Client up-to-date with the VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 2 release. For details, see the release notes at:

• http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx3i_i_35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html for Installable
• http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx3i_e_35u2_vc25u2_rel_notes.html for Embedded

Deployment Considerations

You must install ESXe350-200808201-I-UG and ESXe350-200808202-T-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 KB 1005912.
• ESXe350-200808203-C-UG: VI Client update for ESXi - Described in this KB.

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