Knowledge Base

Summaries and Symptoms

Issues fixed in this patch (and their relevant symptoms, if applicable) include:

• This fix includes updated VMware SVGA and mouse device drivers for supported Linux guest operating systems that use Xorg 7.5.
• This fix adds Pre-Built Modules (PBMs) for Debian 5.0.1.
• This fix adds Pre-Built Modules (PBMs) for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 VMI kernel.
  

Deployment Considerations

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

Patch Download and Installation

See the VMware vCenter Update Manager Administration Guide for instructions on using Update Manager to download and install patches to automatically update ESX 4.0 hosts.

To update ESX 4.0 hosts when not using Update Manager, download the patch zip file from http://support.vmware.com/selfsupport/download/ and install the bulletin using esxupdate from the command line of the host. For more information, see the ESX 4 Patch Management Guide.