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VMware ESX Server 3.0.3, ESX303-200908406-BG: Updates VMware Tools (1013537)

Details

Release Date: August 31, 2009

Download Size:
52 MB
Download Filename:
ESX303-200908406-BG .zip
md5sum:
83395bd21178a5119fe83b52aa2d3e9b
Product Versions ESX Server 3.0.3
Patch Classification Critical
Supersedes ESX303-200808405-BG
ESX303-200809405-BG
ESX303-200811407-BG
ESX303-200903401-BG
ESX303-200905401-SG
Requires ESX303-200905402-SG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required No
Host Reboot Required No
PRs Fixed 453857
Affected Hardware N/A
Affected Software N/A
RPMs Included VMware-esx-tools
Related CVE numbers N/A

Solution

Summary

When installing or upgrading VMware Tools in a virtual machine, the VMware Tools service might fail to start. This patch fixes the issue.

Deployment Considerations

N/A

Patch Download and Installation

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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