VMware just released a bunch of patches for ESX 3.5 and 3.0.x. Those of you who did not yet upgrade to vSphere 4 might want to look in to these new patches as they contain security and critical updates.
One of my customers asked me if it is possible to change the download protocol for VMware Update Manager into http. Due to security regulations they are not allowed to have traffic over https on their server backbone. To achieve this you will need to change the vci-integrity.xml file in the Update Manager directory. The default url is: https://www.vmware.com/PatchManagementSystem/patchmanagement When [...]
I just received a very useful email on a VMware internal mailing list and thought I would share it with you guys. Here’s the question: I want to update ESXi U3 to U4. My ESXi contains specific vendor modules for monitoring. (HP for instance) When I do the updates will these modules be removed or will they be upgraded? And [...]
I just noticed this SRM update, it’s just a small patch but looking at the problems it corrects it might be beneficial to upgrade! Site Recovery Manager 1.0 Update 1 Patch 3 Latest Release Version: 1.0.1.2587 | 04/09/09 | 154949 This patch corrects the following problems: a problem that prevents protected virtual machines from following recommended Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) [...]
Just a quick note that I wanted to get out… A security patch has been released. Please look at the following KB article and download, test and implement the patch. VMware ESX 3.5, Patch ESX350-200904201-SG: Updates VMX RPM Issues fixed in this patch (and their relevant symptoms, if applicable) include: A critical vulnerability in the virtual machine display function might [...]
William Lam just spread the word on twitter, ESXi 3.5 U4 free edition is available as of now! VMware ESX Server 3i U4 Installable Refresh Version 3.5 Update 4 | 153875 – 03/30/09 VMware ESXi 3.5 U4 Installable with HP Management Components Version 3.5 Update 4 | 153875 – 03/30/09
I’ve been extremely busy last week and totally forgot to publish this article. VMware has just release Fusion 2.0.3. You can find the release notes here. Here’s the what’s new section: Resolves an issue where driverless printing stops working for users that run Mac OS X 10.5.6, and installed Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2009-001. The shared printers would [...]
