VMware ESX Server 3.5, Patch ESX350-200802409-BG: Fix for Reset Issue with CD-ROM Controller, VMkernel Update for bnx2 Driver

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Release Date: 3/10/2008
Document Last Updated: 3/10/2008

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ESX350-200802409-BG.zip
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Product Versions	ESX Server 3.5
Patch Classification	Critical
Supersedes	ESX350-200712407-BG
Dependencies	ESX350-200802403-BG
Virtual Machine Migration or Reboot Required	Yes
ESX Server Host Reboot Required	Yes
PRs Fixed	183242
Affected Hardware	ESX Server hosts running on: - Intel Server Systems SR4850HW4 and SR6850HW4 (Harwich) - Intel 4-Processor Server System S7000FC4UR (Fox Cove) - All devices using the bnx2 driver. The issue was found on the Broadcom BCM5709 NIC.
Affected Software	Unknown
RPMs Included	kernel-source kernel-vmnix
Related CVE numbers	None

This patch includes a fix for the following issues:

Due to a reset issue with the CD-ROM controller in Harwich and Fox Cove platforms, accessing the CD-ROM from a virtual machine during heavy CPU loads might hang the host.

Under heavy CPU loads, accessing a CD-ROM from a virtual machine might cause the host to stop responding indefinitely. This issue occurs when the ESX Server host runs on the following Intel server systems: SR4850HW4 and SR6850HW4 (Harwich), 4-Processor S7000FC4UR (Fox Cove).

You will notice the following error messages on the server screen if your server has a problem:

hda : status timeout : status=0xd0{Busy} hda : status timeout : error=0x00 hda : ATAPI reset complete hda : status timeout : status=0x80{Busy} hda : status timeout : error=0x01 IllegalLenghtIndication hda : ATAPI reset timeout, status=0X80After this, the host might be inaccessible.
Contains fixes required by Patch ESX350-200802301-BG for a complete resolution of the issues with the bnx2 driver.

Based on VMware KB 1003452

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