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VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200812402-BG: Fix for vdf -P Command to Delimit the Output Values with Proper Spacing (1007209)

Details

Release Date: 12/30/08
Document Last Updated: 12/30/08
 

336 KB
Download Filename:
ESX303-200812402-BG.zip
md5sum:
159685528104af40784b9794c81cd253
Product Versions ESX Server 3.0.3
Patch Classification General
Supersedes ESX303-200810506-BG
Requires None
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required No
ESX Server Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 230832
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included VMware-esx-scripts
Related CVE numbers N/A

Solution

Summary 

The output of the vdf -P command on a LUN greater than 1TB is wrapped. Because the line spacing allows only 10 digits, some tools or scripts cannot use the value greater than 1 TB. This change increases the spacing to 15 digits.

Deployment Considerations

N/A

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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