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VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200908404-BG: Updates vmx (1013190)

Details

Release Date: August 31, 2009

Download Size:

4.9 MB

Download Filename:
ESX303-200908404-BG .zip
md5sum:

cf3d140c894a8f62d656278f486d5206

Product Versions	ESX Server 3.0.3
Patch Classification	Critical
Supersedes	ESX303-200808404-SG ESX303-200810501-BG ESX303-200812401-BG ESX303-200904403-SG
Requires	ESX303-200811401-BG ESX303-200901401-BG ESX303-200905402-SG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	Yes
Host Reboot Required	No
PRs Fixed	407013
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	VMware-esx-vmx
Related CVE numbers	N/A

Solution

Summary

This patch fixes a hostd memory leak issue with http connection recycling when communicating with UI, SDK etc.

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.

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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