Comments on: Major ESX bug plagues thousands of VMware customers http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/ A SearchServerVirtualization.com blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:56:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Eric Siebert http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/#comment-1494 Eric Siebert Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:37:57 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/08/12/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/#comment-1494 Hi Rick, VMware was exploring various ways for deploying the patch without shutting down VMs on the host but was never able to come up with one. In order to install the patch you need to shutdown or vMotion the VMs to another host, put the host in maintenance mode and install the express patch that was released. There is sort of a workaround to get vMotion to work by changing the clock on one host that I mentioned in the below thread. http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/vmware-releases-emergency-patch-for-esx-35-update-2-bug/ Hi Rick,

VMware was exploring various ways for deploying the patch without shutting down VMs on the host but was never able to come up with one. In order to install the patch you need to shutdown or vMotion the VMs to another host, put the host in maintenance mode and install the express patch that was released. There is sort of a workaround to get vMotion to work by changing the clock on one host that I mentioned in the below thread.
 <a href="http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/vmware-releases-emergency-patch-for-esx-35-update-2-bug/" title="http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/vmware-releases-emergency-patch-for-esx-35-update-2-bug/" target="_blank">http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.co…</a>

]]> By: Gilson Soares http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/#comment-1493 Gilson Soares Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:32:58 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/08/12/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/#comment-1493 Patch Available: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/dynamickc.do?externalId=1006721&sliceId=1&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=1006721 Patch Available: <a href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/dynamickc.do?externalId=1006721&sliceId=1&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=1006721" title="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/dynamickc.do?externalId=1006721&sliceId=1&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC&kcId=1006721" target="_blank">http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/dynamic…</a>

]]> By: Rick Vanover http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/#comment-1492 Rick Vanover Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:22:47 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/08/12/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/#comment-1492 I am very curious what the resolution how the resolution will work for existing installations of ESX 3.5 U2 / VC 2.5 U2. Meaning - will they be able to correct it so that they can immediately enable DRS and HA - or will the shutdown of the VMs be required? I am very curious what the resolution how the resolution will work for existing installations of ESX 3.5 U2 / VC 2.5 U2. Meaning - will they be able to correct it so that they can immediately enable DRS and HA - or will the shutdown of the VMs be required?

]]> By: Sexton Lovecraft http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/server-virtualization/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/#comment-1491 Sexton Lovecraft Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:19:09 +0000 http://servervirtualization.blogs.techtarget.com/2008/08/12/major-esx-bug-plagues-thousands-of-vmware-customers/#comment-1491 Shocking. VMware competitors could do no better with industrial espionage. Unless they just did. Shocking. VMware competitors could do no better with industrial espionage. Unless they just did.

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