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VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200810506-BG: Patch Installation Using esxupdate Fails Because 2nd-Level Dependency Is Not Installed

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Release Date: 10/30/08
Document Last Updated: 10/30/08
 

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Product Versions ESX Server 3.0.3
Patch Classification General
Supersedes None
Requires None
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required No
ESX Server Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 326871
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included VMware-esx-scripts
Related CVE numbers N/A

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

When you use esxupdate  to install a patch bundle with more than one level of dependencies, the installation fails with error messages if the second-level dependency has not been installed.

For example, suppose Bundle-A requires Bundle-B and Bundle-B requires Bundle-C. If you use esxupdate -d <depot-dir> -b Bundle-A   command to install Bundle-A when Bundle-C has not been installed, the installation fails.
 
The following output shows an actual example of this issue:

# esxupdate -d depot -b ESX350-200808407-BG update
INFO: Configuring...
ERROR: [ESX350-200808407-BG] requires ESX350-200808402-BG, but it is not applicable.
[ESX350-200808402-BG] requires ['ESX350-200808201-UG'] but these bundles cannot be found. Please make sure they are in the depot and specified in the bundle list.
 
To resolve this issue, install the lower-level dependency first.
 
Continuing with the example previously shown, run the following command to install the lower-level dependency ESX350-200808201-BG first, followed by the patch that initially failed to install:

# esxupdate -d depot -b ESX350-200808201-BG -b ESX350-200808407-BG update

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 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 .

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  • KB Article: 1006976
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.0.x