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VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201006209-UG: Updates the ESX 4.0 qlogic SCSI driver (1017730)

Product Versions	ESX 4.0
Build	261974 Also see KB 1012514.
Patch Classification	General
Host Reboot Required	Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	493340 496233 509602
Affected Hardware	Any devices that use this driver are affected.
Affected Software	N/A
VIBs Included	vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla2xxx
Related CVE numbers	N/A

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

This bulletin updates the VMware ESX 4.0 qlogic SCSI device driver to version 821.k1.48vmw-2vmw.
Storage arrays returning less data than expected (an underrun condition) are incorrectly reported by the Qlogic driver as having dropped frames with a SCSI status of Busy instead of an underrun condition with the original SCSI status.

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

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.

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