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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904403-BG: Updates bnx2 Driver for Broadcom (1010128)

Details

Release Date: April 29, 2009

Download Size:
232 KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200904403-BG.zip
md5sum:
9c01c567217ee5d9d2e829aae88cbbdd
Product Versions ESX 3.5
Build 158874
Also see KB 1001179.
Patch Classification Critical
Supersedes ESX350-200712401-BG
ESX350-200802301-BG
ESX350-200803210-UG
ESX350-200808410-BG
ESX350-200810209-UG
ESX350-200903215-UG
Requires ESX350-200904402-SG
ESX350-200904405-BG
Host Reboot Required Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required Yes
PRs Fixed

353326

Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software Yes
RPMs Included VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2
Related CVE numbers N/A


Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

Issues fixed in this patch (and their relevant symptoms, if applicable) include:

  • Fixes an issue where ESX might fail due to a deadlock condition in the bnx2 driver. For the vmnix fix this patch also requires ESX350-200904405-BG.

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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