Note: The three ESXi patches for Firmware "I", VMware Tools "T," and
the VI Client "C" are contained in a single offline "O" download file.
Product Versions
ESXi 3.5
Build
169697
Patch Classification
General
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required
No
Host Reboot Required
No
PRs Fixed
341737 and 395269
Affected Hardware
N/A
Affected Software
N/A
Related CVE numbers
N/A
Solution
Summaries and Symptoms
This patch adds prebuilt modules for Ubuntu 9.04 and fixes the following issue:
When diskinfo query is run, VMware Tools installed on Solaris 10.x virtual machines reports incorrect virtual disk size information. Also, some Linux virtual machines do not report correct logical volume manager (LVM) partitions.
Deployment Considerations
None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information listed in the table, above.
Patch Download and Installation
The typical way to apply patches to ESXi hosts is through the VMware Update Manager. For details, see the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide.
ESXi hosts can also be updated by downloading the most recent "O" (offline) patch bundle from the download page and installing the bundle using VMware Infrastructure Update or by using the vihostupdate command through the Remote Command Line Interface (RCLI). For details, see the ESX Server 3i Configuration Guide and the ESX Server 3i Embedded Setup Guide (Chapter 10, Maintaining ESX Server 3i and the VI Client) or the ESX Server 3i Installable Setup Guide (Chapter 11, Maintaining ESX Server 3i and the VI Client).
Note: ESXi hosts do not reboot automatically when you patch with the offline bundle.
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