ESX Server 3.5 / 3i – New Patches Available – Release Date: 04/30/08
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Subject: ESX Server 3.5 / 3i – New Patches Available
Release Date: 04/30/08
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~New patches are available for ESX Server 3.5/3i.
Please follow the instructions on the appropriate patch download page.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Patch Download Page
[http://app.connect.vmware.com/e/er.aspx?s=524&lid=2398&elq=06DDBEA71EB24B569067E424ADC9A60A]ESX350-200804401-BG (Critical): Prevent DHCP from resetting the IP address and netmask when trying to acquire or renew a lease. Change the default multipath policy for all HDS modular storage arrays such as AMS, SMS, WMS, 9500V to “fixed”.
ESX350-200804402-BG (Critical): Prevent the guest from stalling for a long time during snapshot operations. Prevent the ESX Server host from crashing during snapshot consolidation. Prevent the ESX Server host from rebooting while powering on a vSMP virtual machine on a Unisys ES7000/one with eight or fewer logical CPUs. Fix emulation of instructions that access I/O ports. Fix emulation of string instructions on 64-bit guest operating systems.
ESX350-200804403-BG (Critical): Prevent hostd from crashing due to incompatible entries in /etc/vmware/hostd/authorization.xml. Allow spaces in a password while creating and editing local ESX Server users through the VI Client. Set the executable bit for .vmx configuration files. Fix a vmware-vpxa crash caused by invalid UTF-8.
ESX350-200804404-BG (General): Allow Windows virtual machines to boot when DataDigest is enabled in software iSCSI.
ESX350-200804405-BG (General): Include a megaraid2 driver fix for UNISYS platforms.
ESX350-200804406-BG (General): Add support for the Intel PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter.
ESX350-200804407-BG (Critical): Add support for the Broadcom HT-1100 SATA/IDE controller. Prevent path thrashing during an Invista all paths down condition.
VMware ESX Server 3i Patch Download Page
[http://app.connect.vmware.com/e/er.aspx?s=524&lid=2398&elq=06DDBEA71EB24B569067E424ADC9A60A]ESXe350-200804401-I-BG (Critical): Fix typographic errors in the message strings of storage controller battery status, which is displayed in the VI Client. Include fixes for issues addressed by the following 3.5 patch bundles: ESX350-200804401-BG, ESX350-200804405-BG, ESX350-200804405-BG, ESX350-200804403-BG, and ESX350-200804407-BG.
We expect the next patch release in May 2008. If you have any questions, please contact support at 877-4-VMWARE.
Regards,
The VMware Team
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