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VMware ESX 4.0, Patch ESX400-201105207-UG: Updates the ESX 4.0 SCSI qla2xxx driver (1031114)

Details

Release date: May 05, 2011

Patch Classification
 Critical
Build Information
For build information, see KB 1031732.
Also see KB 1012514.
Host Reboot Required
Yes
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required
Yes
PRs Fixed
549357, 572868
Affected Hardware
N/A
Affected Software
N/A
VIBs Included
 vmware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla2xxx
Related CVE numbers
N/A

 
 
 

Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch resolves the following issues:
  • When using QLogic HBAs, ESX 4.x hosts might become unresponsive because of heap memory depletion. The hosts are disconnected in vCenter Server and are inaccessible through SSH or vSphere Client. Error messages similar to the following are written to the VMkernel log:

    vmkernel: 17:12:38:35.647 cpu14:6799)WARNING: Heap: 1435: Heap qla2xxx already at its maximumSize. Cannot expand. vmkernel: 17:12:38:35.647 cpu14:6799)WARNING: Heap: 1645: Heap_Align(qla2xxx, 96/96 bytes, 64 align) failed. caller: 0x418011ea149b

  • FalconStor IPStor fail over results in APD (All Paths Down) state in ESX 4.x when using Qlogic FC HBAs Messages similar to the following are written to /var/log/vmkernel: vmkernel:

    1:10:57:57.524 cpu4:4219)<3>rport-4:0-0: blocked FC remote port time out: saving binding vmkernel: 1:10:57:57.712 cpu2:4206)<3>rport-3:0-1: blocked FC remote port time out: saving binding

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.

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