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VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200908408-BG: Updates bnx2x driver (1013184)

Details

Release Date: August 31, 2009

Download Size:

776 KB

Download Filename:
ESX350-200908408-BG.zip
md5sum:

f65176da59024a6a8044a579d38da509

Product Versions	ESX 3.5
Build	184236
Patch Classification	Critical
Supersedes	ESX350-200810204-UG ESX350-200903206-UG ESX350-200903411-BG ESX350-200906405-BG
Requires	ESX350-200904402-SG ESX350-200908407-BG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	Yes
Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	410775
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2x
Related CVE numbers	N/A

Solution

Summary

This patch fixes an issue in the bnx2x driver that might cause a network outage if you change the maximium transmission unit (MTU) value on a Broadcom Netxtreme II 10gig 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.

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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