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VMware ESX 3.5 Update 5, Patch ESX350-200911203-UG: Updates bnx2 Driver for Broadcom (1015027)

Details

Release Date: December 3, 2009
 
Download Size:
248 KB
Download Filename:
ESX350-200911203-UG.zip
md5sum:
7db3d48a6f9d449a053fcc9856cd5422
Product Versions ESX 3.5 Update 5
Build 207095
Patch Classification Critical
Supersedes ESX350-200712401-BG
ESX350-200802301-BG
ESX350-200803210-UG
ESX350-200808410-BG
ESX350-200810209-UG
ESX350-200903215-UG
ESX350-200904403-BG
Requires ESX350-200911201-UG
ESX350-200911202-UG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required Yes
Host Reboot Required Yes
PRs Fixed 385451, 423041,
452480, 489499
Affected Hardware None
Affected Software None
RPMs Included VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2
Related CVE Numbers None

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch fixes the following issues or adds the following enhancements for ESX 3.5 Update 5:

  • Upgraded the bnx2 driver for Broadcom to version 1.6.9. The upgraded driver supports boot code upgrade for Broadcom NICs. The lnxfwnx2 tool is needed with the bootcode image to make the upgrade.
  • ESX Server might stop responding if the bnx2 NIC is reset by NetWatchDog. If the bnx2 NIC is reset by NetWatchDog, bnx2 initialization fails. This release of ESX Server introduces a fix that stops resetting the NIC if it fails initialization five times by NetWatchDog and displays a message similar to the following:

    Jul 15 10:17:09 prme-stg270 vmkernel: 0:00:12:51.090 cpu12:1127)<5>bnx2: giving up resetting vmnic1 initialization failed 4 times
  • The bnx2 Network Controller driver adds support for Network Controller - Sideband Interface (NC-SI) for SOL (serial over LAN). This is applicable to Broadcom NetXtreme 5709 and 5716 chipsets.
  • Corrects the Driver version numbers to be compliant with the standard RPM versioning scheme.

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