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VMware ESXi 5.0, Patch ESXi-5.0.0-20120901001s-standard (2032597)

Details

Release date: September 27, 2012
 
 

Profile Name
ESXi-5.0.0-20120901001s-standard
Build
For build information, see KB 2032584.
Vendor
VMware, Inc.
Release Date
September 27, 2012
Acceptance Level
PartnerSupported
Affected Hardware
N/A
Affected Software
N/A
Affected VIBs
VMware:esx-base:5.0.0-1.21.822948
PRs Fixed
783359
Related CVE numbers
N/A

 

For information on patch and update classification, see KB 2014447.

Solution

This patch updates the esx-base VIB to resolve an issue that occurs when you enable BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Unit) guard on the physical switch port. The BPDU frames sent from the bridged virtual NIC cause the physical uplink to get disabled and as a result, the uplink goes down.

Note: Identify the host which sent out the BPDU packets and set esxcfg-advcfg -s 1 /Net/BlockGuestBPDU on that host. This filters out and blocks BPDU packets from the Guest. The virtual machines with the bridged virtual NICs should be powered on only after this filter is turned on for the filter to take effect.

Deployment Considerations

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

Patch Download and Installation

An ESXi system can be updated using the image profile, by using the esxcli software profile command. For details, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples and the vSphere Upgrade Guide. For information about image profiles and how it applies to ESXi 5.0 hosts, see Image Profiles of ESXi 5.0 Hosts (2009231). ESXi hosts can also be updated by manually downloading the patch ZIP file from the VMware download page and installing the VIB by using the esxcli software vib command.

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