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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200810212-UG: Updates VMkernel iSCSI Driver

Details

Release Date: 11-06-2008

Download Size:
208KB 
Download Filename:
ESX350-200810212-UG.zip
md5sum:
c2cd6d5f4701b610a2a79105c8512b1f
 
Product Versions ESX 3.5 Update 3
Patch Classification General
Supersedes ESX350-200804404-BG
ESX350-200808403-BG
Requires ESX350-200810202-UG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required Yes
Host Reboot Required Yes
PRs Fixed 233553 308371
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-vmkiscsi
Related CVE numbers None

 

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch enables iSCSI software to control multipath failover with LUN reset or target reset through the advance configuration options Disk.UseLunReset and Disk.UseDeviceReset.

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: 1007052
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 3.5.x