Check out the release notes, there are a lot of fixes in this update! There’s also an update to the Update Manager and the Converter plugin.
2.5
Customization specifications fails during entering password
For some weird reason the customization specification wizard in VirtualCenter 2.5 fails when entering the administrator password. The error: An internal error occurred, and the wizard is unable to store the administrator password securely.
After reinstalling VirtualCenter the error still occurs. I googled the error and stumbled upon this VMware KB but this did not solve my problem…. I’m lost, anyone?
Update Manager: Metadata for patch missing
Today I noticed the following error at a customer site when I wanted to install the new patch bundle, “Metadata for patch missing”. After a close inspection I noticed VirtualCenter was installed with a different http port number. For VMware Update Manager to work you will have to open up the firewall manually:
esxcfg-firewall -o 81,tcp,out,UpdateManager
(Change the port number, in red, according to the used portnumber for VirtualCenter.)
New iso’s/builds coming up for 3i / 3.5 / VirtualCenter
There are new iso’s / builds coming up for 3i, 3.5 and VirtualCenter:
VMware ESX 3.5 Update 1
Latest Version: 3.5 | 4/10/2008 | Build: 82663VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 1
Latest Version: 2.5 | 4/10/2008 | Build: 79820VMware ESXi 3.5 Installable Update 1
Latest Version: 3.5 | 4/10/2008 | Build: 82664
Unfortunately the iso’s aren’t available for download yet and the release notes aren’t updated. I guess someone just made a mistake updating this page cause the release date isn’t for another 10 days. We will just have to wait and see.
Installing VMware Tools fails with “internal error 2203”
When updating VMware Tools the setup constantly bailed out without a decent error. So I decided to un-install the Tools and install them again. Un-installing went smooth but when installing it again I ended up with the error “internal error 2203”. After googling this error the Citrix website gave me the solution, check your tmp and temp environment variables. Indeed both variables pointed out to the CD-Rom player for some strange reason. I changed it to c:\temp and the installation of VMware Tools went smooth…