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VMware ESX 3.5 Update 4, Patch ESX350-200903215-UG: Updates bnx2 Driver for Broadcom (1007987)

Details

Release Date: March 30, 2009

Download Size:
232KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200903215-UG.zip
md5sum:
00a10d103065f739a5eb41d79f420b6d

Product Versions	ESX 3.5 Update 4
Build	153875 Also see KB 1001179.
Patch Classification	General
Supersedes	ESX350-200712401-BG ESX350-200802301-BG ESX350-200803210-UG ESX350-200808410-BG ESX350-200810209-UG
Requires	ESX350-200903201-UG ESX350-200903202-UG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	341202 315315 350187
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2
Related CVE numbers	None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

Wake on LAN (WOL) is properly enabled for Broadcom NICs that have WOL support. This patch provides the software driver portion of the fix. See bundle ESX350-200903206-UG for the backup tools portion of the fix.

Known issue: Executing the ethtool vmnic* command in the service console displays WOL as supported for all NetXen NICs, even those that do not support WOL.

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://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_35.html 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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