VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-2000901406-BG: Updates Kernel Source and VMNIX

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Release Date: Jan. 30, 2009

Download Size:
48.5MB
Download Filename:
ESX350-2000901406-BG.zip
md5sum:
66e6ef7be4746eaa6bc9d84966ca74c7

Product Versions	ESX 3.5
Patch Classification	General
Supersedes	ESX350-200712407-BG ESX350-200802409-BG ESX350-200803211-UG ESX350-200804407-BG ESX350-200805503-BG ESX350-200806402-BG ESX350-200808402-BG ESX350-200811409-BG
Requires	ESX350-200810201-UG ESX350-200901402-SG
Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required	Yes
Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	316886
Affected Hardware	N/A
Affected Software	N/A
RPMs Included	kernel-source kernel-vmnix
Build	143198 Also see KB 1001179.
Related CVE numbers	None

This patch fixes the following issues:

Harmless I/O error messages similar to the following:
Dec 19 12:44:30 esxhost1 kernel: I/O error: dev 08:10, sector 0 Dec 19 12:44:30 esxhost1 kernel: unable to read partition tablewere logged in /var/log/messages when a removable storage device was removed or attached when the drive contained no medium. The automatic partition scan no longer prints these spurious I/O errors.

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

Based on VMware KB 1006656

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