If your company is running VMware's latest enterprise product, VMware ESX Server 2.5.3, you might want to consider downloading their latest upgrade patch. The upgrade patch is only for users running the 2.5.3 version.
The upgrade patch addresses the following issues:
- The problem documented in knowledge base article 2075, "vmxnet Not Working under SuSE 9.3 in ESX Server" has been fixed.
- Eliminates a VMKernel system heap memory leak that would lead to an unrecoverable error in certain instances.
- Fixes a problem in which copying a first-level redo file on a virtual machine in append mode did not result in the redo file being completely flushed to disk. This meant that powering on the virtual machine would produce an error message stating the REDO log was corrupt and needed to be discarded. The fix ensures that a consistency check is triggered, correcting the redo file header.
- Enhances failover for raw device mapping in Physical Compatibility mode.
- Speeds up the recovery for ESX Server and virtual machines when an ISL cable is pulled from the fabric.
- Adds active/passive support for the HDS 95xx storage arrays.
The patch also adds support for the following additional guest operating systems:
- Novell NetWare 6.5 SP4a
- Novell NetWare 6.5 SP5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 7
To view installation and release notes, go here. To download the patch, go here.
Posted by David Marshall on May 31, 2006 04:34 PM
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