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VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200808405-BG: Fix for Replacing msvcrt.dll with an Older Version During VMware Tools Upgrade; Fix for VMware Tools Upgrade from ESX Server 3.0.x GA to ESX Server 3.0.x Patch Installations (1006036)

Details

Release Date: 08/28/08
Document Last Updated: 09/19/08
 
md5sum:
de8724bbc30247b40eebc6b6462fdf79
Product Versions ESX Server 3.0.3
Patch Classification General
Supersedes None
Requires ESX303-200808404
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required No
ESX Server Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 131843, 273899, 290831, 296424, 304330, 304324
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software VMware Tools, Ubuntu 8.04, Solaris 10 U5
RPMs Included VMware-esx-tools
Related CVE numbers N/A

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

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

  • An older version of msvcrt.dll might replace a higher version of msvcrt.dll during VMware Tools upgrade. This fix addresses the issue and replaces the msvcrt.dll only if a higher version is not present. 

  • When users upgrade from GA to patch installations of ESX Server 3.0.x, the VMware Tools package is not upgraded.

    Symptoms:  During a VMware Tools upgrade, older files are not replaced. 

  • Compilation of guest drivers fails for the Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.04.1 guest operating systems as support for newer kernel is absent. 

    Symptoms: Compiling modules on Ubuntu 8.04 guest operating system fails with the following error message: 
          None of the pre-built vmmemctl modules…… 
     Unable to build the vmmemctl module. 
     None of the pre-built vmhgfs modules…… 
     Unable to build the vmhgfs module. 
     None of the pre-built vmxnet modules…… 
     Unable to build the vmxnet module
 
          Error messages occur when running the vmware-config-tools.pl script.  
  • When installing VMware Tools on a Solaris 10 U5 virtual machine on ESX Server 3.0.3, the VMware Tools installation fails when configuring the X server.
  • Provide pre-built modules for VMware Tools for the 32-Bit and 64-Bit Ubuntu 8.04.1 virtual machines.
          Symptoms: VMware Tools installation on a 32-Bit and 64-Bit Ubuntu 8.04.1 virtual machines generates the error message:
          None of the pre-built modules vmmemctl modules for VMware tools is suitable for your running kernel. Do you want this program to try to build the vmmemctl 
     modules for your  system (you need to have a C compiler installed on  your system [yes]   

Deployment Considerations

If you are using esxupdate, you must install 2nd-level dependencies before installing this patch. For details, see KB 1007060 (Patch Installation Using esxupdate Fails Because 2nd-Level Dependency Is Not Installed). 
 
ESX303-200808403-SG is the second-level dependency of this patch. Before installing this patch, install the ESX303-200808403-SG  first.  


Patch Download and Installation

See the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using VMware Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX Server 3.0.3 hosts.

To update ESX Server 3.0.3 hosts when not using VMware Update Manager, download the most recent patch bundle from http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/  and install the bundle using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX Server 3 Patch Management Guide .

Keywords

esxpatch;esx303

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