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VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-200906403-BG: Updates VMware Tools

Details

Release Date: July 9, 2009

Download Size:
396.3 MB
Download Filename:
ESX400-200906001.zip
md5sum:
cab549922f3429b236633c0e81351cde
sha1sum:
aff76554ec5ee3c915eb4eac02e62c131163059a
Product Versions ESX 4.0
Build 175625
Also see KB 1012514.
Patch Classification General
Host Reboot Required No
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required No
PRs Fixed 362873 395271
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software Linux GOS running 2.6.28 kernels, Ubuntu 9.04
VIBs Included vmware-esx-tools
vmware-hostd-esx
Related CVE numbers N/A

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

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

  • This fix includes an update for VMware Tools to add support for the Linux GOS running 2.6.28 kernels.
  • This fix includes an update for VMware Tools to add Ubuntu 9.04 pre-built modules (PBMs).

Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information listed in the table, above.

Patch Download and Installation

See the VMware vCenter Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX 4.0 hosts.

To update ESX 4.0 hosts when not using Update Manager, download the patch zip file from http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/ and install the bulletin using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX 4 Patch Management Guide.

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