ESX Server 3.0.1, Patch ESX-7557441: Unexpected Reboot of Virtual Machines Configured to Automatically Start or Stop

Note: Before you begin please refer to KB1003490 for important information on restarting the mgmt-vmware service.

Applicability

This patch is for ESX Server 3.0.1 only.

Download Instructions

Download and verify the patch bundle as follows :

1. Download patch ESX-7557441 from http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches.html .
   
   
2. Log in to the ESX Server service console as root.
   
   
3. Create a local depot directory.

   # mkdir -p /var/updates

   Note: VMware recommends that you use the updates directory.
   
   
4. Change your working directory to /var/updates.

   # cd /var/updates

5. Download the tar file into the /var/updates directory.
   
   
6. Verify the integrity of the downloaded tar file:
   
   
   # md5sum ESX-7557441.tgz
   
   
7. The md5 checksum output should match the following:
   
   
   2a9b7ea008d51a9ac746b3c32ea36ccf ESX-7557441.tgz
   
   
8. Extract the compressed tar archive:
   
   
   # tar -xvzf ESX-7557441.tgz
   
   
9. Change to the newly created directory, /var/updates/ESX-7557441:

   # cd ESX-7557441

Installation Instructions

Note: All virtual machines on the host must be either shut down or migrated using VMotion before applying the patch. A reboot of the ESX Server host is required after applying this patch.

Once you have downloaded and extracted the archive, and if you are in the directory you created above, install the update using the following command:

# esxupdate update

If you want to run esxupdate from a different directory, you must specify the bundle path in the command:

# esxupdate -r file://<directory>/ESX-7557441 update

For example, if the host is called depot, use the following command:

# esxupdate –r file:///depot/var/updates/ESX-7557441 update

During the update process, logs appear on the terminal. You can specify the verbosity of esxupdate logs by using the -v option as shown below.

# esxupdate -v 10 -r file://<directory>/ESX-7557441 update

For more information on using esxupdate, refer to the Patch Management for ESX Server 3 tech note at http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf .