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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-2000901406-BG: Updates Kernel Source and VMNIX

Details

Release Date: Jan. 30, 2009

Download Size:
48.5MB
Download Filename:
ESX350-2000901406-BG.zip
md5sum:
66e6ef7be4746eaa6bc9d84966ca74c7
Product Versions ESX 3.5
Patch Classification General
Supersedes ESX350-200712407-BG
ESX350-200802409-BG
ESX350-200803211-UG
ESX350-200804407-BG
ESX350-200805503-BG
ESX350-200806402-BG
ESX350-200808402-BG
ESX350-200811409-BG
Requires ESX350-200810201-UG
ESX350-200901402-SG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required Yes
Host Reboot Required Yes
PRs Fixed 316886
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A 
RPMs Included kernel-source
kernel-vmnix
Build 143198
Also see KB 1001179.
Related CVE numbers None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch fixes the following issues:

  • Harmless I/O error messages similar to the following:

    Dec 19 12:44:30 esxhost1 kernel: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0
    Dec 19 12:44:30 esxhost1 kernel: unable to read partition table

    were logged in /var/log/messages when a removable storage device was removed or attached when the drive contained no medium. The automatic partition scan no longer prints these spurious I/O errors.

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://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.

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  • KB Article: 1006656
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x