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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200901407-BG: Updates Pegasus

Details

Release Date: Jan. 30, 2009

Download Size:
18.3MB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200901407-BG.zip
md5sum:
d849b76a9a17329878d9b96d57efdd22
Product Versions ESX 3.5
Patch Classification General
Supersedes None
Requires ESX350-200810205-UG
ESX350-200901402-SG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required No
Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 336230
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included pegasus
Build 134105
Also see KB 1001179.
Related CVE numbers None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch fixes the following issue:

  • Invalid CIM authentication can result in a large number of defunct processes from cimservera. For more details about this issue, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007887.

Deployment Considerations

The Pegasus service should be stopped before applying this patch (service pegasus stop).

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: 1006657
  • Updated: Nov 17, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x