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VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200908402-BG: Updates vmkernel (1013188)

Details

Release Date: August 31, 2009

Download Size:

33 MB

Download Filename:
ESX303-200908402-BG .zip
md5sum:

a53dfe51f35d9a40fdcbf311560112da

Product Versions	ESX Server 3.0.3
Patch Classification	General
Supersedes	ESX303-200810505-BG ESX303-200812407-BG
Requires	ESX303-200811401-BG ESX303-200901401-BG ESX303-200905402-SG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	Yes
Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	395163
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-vmkernel
Related CVE numbers	N/A

Solution

Summary

This patch addresses a NFS (Network File System) lock file management issue.

Deployment Considerations

N/A

Patch Download and Installation

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

See the VMware Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using VMware Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX Server 3.0.3 hosts.

To update ESX Server 3.0.3 hosts when not using VMware Update Manager, download the most recent patch bundle from http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/ 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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