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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810204-UG: Updates bnx2x Driver for Broadcom

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Release Date: 11-06-2008

Download Size:
776KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200810204-UG.zip
md5sum:
629467430e1c3eb5194126b0303d9d82

Product Versions	ESX 3.5 Update 3
Patch Classification	General
Supersedes	None
Requires	ESX350-200810201-UG ESX350-200810202-UG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	310941 297645 274872 309402 320779 310619 315005
Affected Hardware	Broadcom 57710 and 57711 10G NICs
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2x
Related CVE numbers	None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

Software Broadcom driver (bnx2x) upgraded to 1.45.20. This change adds support for Broadcom 57711 10G NIC. The change also maintains compatibility with Broadcom 57710 10G NIC for firmware versions 4.4.4 and later.

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: 1007044
Updated: Aug 14, 2009

Products:
VMware ESX
Product Versions:
VMware ESX 3.5.x

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