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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200908401-BG: Updates forcedeth driver

Details

Release Date: August 31, 2009

Download Size:

64 KB

Download Filename:
ESX350-200908401-BG.zip
md5sum:

e24fffbf0dda90c245e872e7e1a89dea

Product Versions	ESX 3.5
Build	184236
Patch Classification	General
Supersedes	ESX350-200903229-UG
Requires	ESX350-200904402-SG ESX350-200908407-BG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	Yes
Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	286136
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-drivers-net-forcedeth
Related CVE numbers	N/A

Solution

Summary

The forcedeth driver installed on the ESX hosts causes the NVIDIA nForce Network Controller NICs to lose network connectivity until the forcedeth driver is reloaded. This patch addresses the issue.

The affected NICS are:

NVIDIA nForce Professional 2200 MCP 1Gbe NIC
NVIDIA nForce Professional 2050 I/O companion chip 1Gbe NIC
NVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 1Gbe NIC

Deployment Considerations

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

Patch Download and Installation

Note: All virtual machines on the ESX host must be either shut down or migrated using VMotion before applying the patch. A reboot of the ESX host is required after applying this patch.

See the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX 3.5 hosts.

To update ESX 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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