In some cases, after patches have been installed on a ESX host, different build numbers are reported for different components of ESX Server. This article provides details of the build information for ESX 3.0.x and 3.5.x. For information on ESX 4.0 and later, see Determining detailed build number information for VMware ESX 4.0.x hosts (1012514).
1. Log in to the ESX Server Service Console.
2. At the command prompt issue the following command:
#esxupdate query
------ Name ------ --- Install Date --- --- Summary --- 3.0.2-52542 16:35:05 11/29/07 Full 3.0.2 release of VMware ESX Server ESX-1001725 12:28:31 11/30/07 Security update for the bind package.
------ Name ------ --- Install Date --- --- Summary --- 3.0.2-52542 13:43:10 11/29/07 Full 3.0.2 release of VMware ESX Server 3.0.2-61618 14:27:16 11/29/07 3.0.2 Update 1 of VMware ESX Server
1. Log in to the ESX Server Service Console .
2. At the command prompt use one of the following:
The utililty will list all rpms that were installed with the release and provide version information.
To view the build numbers of all rpms currently installed on the ESX Server 3.5.x or 3.0.x host :
1. Log in to the ESX Server Service Console .2. At the command prompt type:rpm -qa VMware-\*
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This method reports build numbers for all ESX Server components (rpms) including VMX, host agent, VMkernel, drivers, and so on.
To view the current build number of the VMX component of the ESX 3.5 or 3.0.x Server installation:
1. Log in to the ESX Server Service Console .2. At the command prompt type vmware –v and press Enter.
To view the current build number of the 3.5 or 3.0.x host agent component:
1. Log into the ESX Server host through the VI Client.
2. Choose Help > About.
To view the build numbers of rpms contained in a patch bundle before it is installed:
1. Download and untar a patch bundle as described in the patch's installation instructions.2. Before installing the patch, change to the directory that you use as your esxupdate repository. For example, if your repository is located at /var/updates, type:cd /var/updates3. Change to the directory of the patch you would like to examine. For example:cd ESX-<xxx>Where <xxx> is the patch number.4. In the patch directory, type:esxupdate -l info
1. Log in to the ESX Server Service Console .2. At the command prompt type:esxupdate -l info ESX-<xxx><WHERE></WHERE>Where <xxx> is the patch number you would like to examine.