Patching ESXi 4.0

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• Migrate the replication for patching ESXi host device

  Hi guys,.
  

  
  

  I'm trying to Storage vMotion/migrate vSphere replication device to different host for ESXi patches. I get the following message
  
  "This entity is managed by VR management solution. It is not recommended to edit it directly. Instead use the GPMC for the solution if you want to make changes. You want to proceed. "
  
  I use vSpere replication without the SRM device. What is the best approach to upgrade ESXi host where there is replication Appliacce. Should I just stop then move the unit, or is it possible to move it while it is running?

  
  

  Kind regards

  
  

  MQ
  
  

  Hello

  Moving the unit via the technology Vmware is perfectly fine.

  The message/warning you receive is just to warn you that this VM is a critic and you must be careful. The same message if you invoke the power out of this machine.

  Kind regards

  -Martin

• 15/10/2014 patches ESXi break Citrix Netscaler VPX Appliance

  The part warning, part question...

  My ESXi hosts were v5.5.0 206190 (directly from the 5.5U2 cd - RollupISO2), I applied the following hotfixes:

  ID: ESXi550-201410101-SG Impact: Important release date: 2014-10-15 products: embeddedEsx 5.5.0 update esx-base

  ID: ESXi550-201410401-BG Impact: critical release date: 2014-10-15 products: embeddedEsx 5.5.0 update esx-base

  ID: ESXi550-201410402-BG Impact: Important release date: 2014-10-15 products: embeddedEsx 5.5.0 update drivers-misc

  ID: ESXi550-201410403-BG Impact: Important release date: 2014-10-15 products: embeddedEsx 5.5.0 update sata ahci

  ID: ESXi550-201410404-BG Impact: Important release date: 2014-10-15 products: embeddedEsx 5.5.0 update xhci-xhci

  ID: ESXi550-201410405-BG Impact: Important release date: 2014-10-15 products: embeddedEsx 5.5.0 update tools-light

  ID: ESXi550-201410406-BG Impact: Important release date: 2014-10-15 products: embeddedEsx 5.5.0 update net-vmxnet3

  subsequently they were 2143827 v5.5.0

  Once updated my Citrix Netscaler VPX devices 2 (vmware hardware 8, Citrix Netscaler OS v10.5.52.11nc (latest), FreeBSD 64 bit, E1000 Nic) has stopped responding on the network. They work very well when it is on the old version 5.5U2 but starts to drop packets intermittently and then finally deposited the network during the migration to a host that has the patches listed above. I have 2 mode high availability, this happens even if only one is enabled and the other offshore. It goes back to normal when back to host pre patched vmotioned.

  I have tried switching networks, remove and add network, upgrade to 10 hardware cards, removing all together and deploy the latest version of the citrix website, if it fall not all together, he will drop a lot of packages. You can watch the netscaler console display events NŒUD FAIL, NŒUD down and NŒUD up to several times per minute.

  DIFFICULTY (or work around)?

  Hi all

  When you work with VMWare Technical support they foud a solution that works for me almost an hour now.

  Maybe you guys can 'test' this solution too?

  Enter the shell in the NetScaler mode, then:

  (1) find location loader.conf on NetScaler VM #find /-name loader.conf

  For the VM NetScaler downloaded, there are 2 loader.conf:./flash/boot/defaults/loader.conf and. / flash/boot/loader.conf, we only need to change one.

  (2) add "hw.em.txd = 512" in loader.conf, this will change the Tx ring size to 512 (Note: do not set the size of the ring to 256, it will cause the NetScaler VM core dump)

  (3) restart the NetScaler VM

  4) migrate to a host with the latest patches

  Good luck...

  Edit: still works fine, also with userload in production environment

• Patching ESXi 5.1 U1 U2-> custom VIBs

  Hi guys,.

  I have an ESXi host I plan to patch. Patching of hosts in the past never gave me trouble, but this host is different because I'm under additional VIBs thereon (LSI PMI provider for example).

  If I use the following command:

  • software esxcli vib install /vmfs/volumes/datastoreNameHere/fileNameHere.zip d

  My custom VIBs will disappear when the hotfix is applied?

  Thank you!

  The installation of a lot of patches will replace the vibs included in the package, so if there are additional vibs will not be affected. In any case, what you can do to do this is to run the command with the -dry - run option to find out what will be changed. Other use install , you can also run the command esxcli with Update replacing vibs that have been updated.

  André

• Cannot start the unique virtual machine after you have patched ESXi to 4.1.0 800830

  I patched a standalone ESXi host yesterday, leading a successful ESXi 4.1.0 800830 upgrade.

  The majority of my virtual machines started very well but it fails to start with the following error (as the specified file does not exist (?)). As I've not met it before, and I'm running out of time, anyone would offer nuggets of wisdom while I continue to trawl the web / these forums for a response?

  

  Thank you

  Carl

  Can you browse the data store where is stored the than VM and check what files you see in the directory for this virtual machine? The error claimed that it cannot find a file of virtual disk for this virtual machine.

• Latest patches ESXi 3.5 fail to install.

  Tried to update on the latest patches using VMWare Update Client and tool RCLI. The two methods fail with the same error:

  Here is the log.

  Journal of VMware VirtualCenter, pid = 3364, version = version 2.5.0 build = build-451667, option = release, section = 2
  [09:30:59.191 info "App" 1060 2012-03-15] Current working directory: C:\Users\xxxxxx\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Client\packages\12d8d728-6b81-4d8a-8dc8-5cd0c9527dd9\ESXe350-201203403-C-BG update
  [09:30:59.191 info 'Libs' 1060 2012-03-15] HOSTINFO: See Intel CPU, numCoresPerCPU 1, numThreadsPerCore 2.
  [09:30:59.191 info 'Libs' 1060 2012-03-15] HOSTINFO: This machine has 1 UC physical, carrots total 1 and 2 logical processors.
  [09:30:59.191 info "App" 1060 2012-03-15] Start the installation
  [09:30:59.191 info "App" 1060 2012-03-15] SOAP session ID based facility began to 10.1.0.30, 520fbc2f-9380-451d-1082-f538806dfdc9
  [09:30:59.191 info 'Libs' 1060 2012-03-15] Library libeay32.dll system is older than our library (90709F < 90809F)
  [09:31:01.484 info "App" 1060 2012-03-15] Vmacore::InitSSL: doVersionCheck = true, handshakeTimeoutUs = 120000000
  [15 03-2012 09:31:01.500 "App" error 1060]

  Exception: SSL Wrapper: called uninitialized function BIO_clear_flags!

  [15 03-2012 09:31:01.500 "App" error 1060] Backtrace:
  backtrace [00] eip 0x100f03a6? GenerateCoreDump@System@Vmacore@@YAXXZ
  backtrace [01] eip 0x10036c5a? CreateBacktrace@SystemFactoryImpl@System@Vmacore@@UAEXAAV?$Ref@VBacktrace@System@Vmacore@@@3@@Z
  backtrace [02] eip 0x100119de? 0Throwable@vmacore@@QAE@ABV?$basic_string@du?$char_traits@D@STD@@V?$allocator@D@2@@STD@@@Z
  backtrace [03] eip 0 x 10010047? PanicExit@Vmacore@@YAXABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z
  EIP backtrace [04] 0x10032ece? Vpanic@vmacore@@YAXPBDPAD@Z
  backtrace [05] eip 0x10032ee0? Vpanic@vmacore@@YAXPBDPAD@Z
  backtrace [06] eip 0x100bfa76 vmware_BIO_clear_flags
  backtrace [07] eip 0x1009d293? InitSSL@Ssl@Vmacore@@YAXABV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z
  backtrace [08] 0x0032213e BIO_write eip
  EIP backtrace [09] 0x003df0a9 SSLv23_client_method

  [09:31:01.515 info "App" 1060 2012-03-15] CoreDump: Write minidump in C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Local\VMware\remoteinstall-3364-1060.dmp

  Any fix would be greatly appreciated!

  You can try and install the updates manually.  I wrote about it some time ago: http://vmwise.com/2011/08/02/updating-esxi-when-update-manager-vihostupdate-esxupdate-all-fail/

  -KjB

• patching esxi hosts

  We have esxi4.1 build 260247 on 3 hosts.

  What is the way of easieast patch guests. I've heard of the ESXI Setup utility and use it to make backups of my hosts configs, but never used for updates.

  I am looking for the way faster and easier to do.

  Advice would be appreciated.

  Update Manager is on the vCenter Server installation DVD/ISO.

  You have a shared storage? If not, you cannot update the host on which vCenter Server works with the Update Manager.

  André

• How to uninstall patches - ESXi embedded 4.0

  We have a couple of new guests that have been patched via Update Manager dynamic base, and now they are 'before' other hosts in the cluster (and not playing not very well).  We are planning a 4.1 update and don't want to patch the rest of the hosts (existing and stable) for the dynamic reference level.  I have created a fixed baseline containing patches on the existing host computers and that you want to uninstall the dynamic reference plots & repatch at fixed reference level.

  My question is, how to uninstall individual patches?  The vihostupdate command will remove the extensions but not ESXi patches I've been Googling for hours and came up empty.

  Thank you.

  have you press SHIFT + r when the display shows loading VMware Hypervisor
  

• Patching ESXi 4.1 installed with custom image

  Hello

  Our company has several ESXi 4.x - hosts installed with HP or DELL-customized images.

  If I install the patches with VUM without doing something more, simply by using the patches automatically downloaded VMware, they then somehow will overwrite the DELL/HP-installation custom ESXi? (Leaving me with a fully functioning but the host not custom).

  Or are the standard VMware patches without affecting the part 'tailor-made' installation?

  Concerning

  Matthias

  The patches that you apply do not overwrite OEM customizations.

  http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/ESXi_management.pdf :

  The basic hypervisor code can also contain custom code provided by suppliers of servers (OEM) that provides additional features, such as monitoring and hardware support information. These customizations would be present, for example, if had ESXi embedded format of the manufacturer of the server or a customized version of ESXi has been installed on

  the hard drive. Any update to an existing installation of ESXi integrates automatically the correct update of this custom code.

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• Measurement of the integrated patch ESXi 4-U1

  I'm trying to patch 3 hosts embedded ESXi 4 (181792, 208167) to U1, but I have a lot of problems.

  For the host update utility Vmware is the log:

  Patch 10.0.2.202

  Start downloading files to the host

  Metadata and binary files have been downloaded successfully

  Analysis of the completed host

  Begin the installation of patches

  Installation of patches on 10.0.2.202: ESXi400-Update01

  and then stops for hours at 45%.

  Via the Update Manager, it just stops after staging patches on hosts.

  I tried to wait for 2 hours, but it cannot continue. A restart of the host to run again with the old version.

  I have only esxi embedded on hp (proliant dl385 and dl360) hardware. I read about the problem with hp agents of the sm, but she says it is not for esxi.

  Is there another way to update?

  Where is my fault?

  Thank you.

  You have a configured scratch location? If you do not have local storage of ESXi uses/tmp/scratch / that's a virtual disk. If you have configured, use the configuration tab / software / advanced / ScratchConfig to set up a permanent storage.

• patching ESXi

  Buongiorno a tutti

  MI è venuto UN dubbio piccolo:

  Devo attempt a boudle patch I miei host 5.1 (patch3), non sono certo is e mandatorio aggiornare Reed he vcenter went 5.1 u3 oppure questo passaggio e necessario solo per UN upgrade (5.0 Dali went 5.1)

  Ho cercato nella doc e relative agli update no e specificato di aggiornare Reed he vcenter.

  Qualcuno di voi me lo Può confirm?

  Ciao, che cerchi sound response which

  http://PartnerWeb.VMware.com/comp_guide2/SIM/interop_matrix.php

  Pero' io aggiorno sempre e comunque prima it vCenter by sicurezza e opportunity

• Find the update and missing patches ESXi

  Hello
  Is it possible to find through cli power that is it ESX3.5 / ESXi4.1 in vcenter environment require updates fix. If Yes, then what are patches missing persons who need to update. Any help on this appreciated.

  Thank you
  VMK

  So I'm afraid you will need to uninstall version 5 and install version 4.1

• Procedure of patching ESXi 4

  Hi all

  Question about patching: I just ran the update utility host, which indicates that there are some patches available for my guests - should I suspend guests and put the hosts in maintenance mode before to patch?  In addition, these hosts are 4.0 - is update patch utility knocking the hosts to 4.1 or who is a quite different update process?

  Thank you very much.

  You can see all the methods of upgrade in http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_upgrade_guide.pdf

  the easy way is to download the patch to upgrade from ESXi4.0 to ESXi4.1 update 1 to

  http://downloads.VMware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vsphere_hypervisor_esxi/4

  put the server in maintenance mode and run this patch via ssh.

  esxupdate - bundle = PATCH. Update ZIP

  Please, do not forget the points of call of the "useful" or "correct" answers

  Mauro Bonder - moderator

• Patching VMware ESXi

  So, I recently discovered that my VMware ESXi running ESXi 5.5.0 version 1331820 build number (ESXi 5.5.0 GA). Now, I know that there are a few fixes that have been released, ESXi550-201410001 is the most recent, because as far as I know. It would be convenient to patch, also if this is the case, can I just go what version I am now, download the recent patch and install directly, or is there a few required required fixes before. Active and important virtual machines running on hosts that I would be "patching" it may be closed, but it would be really bad if the patch to cause problems for causing problems for VMS host.

  I'm new to this, as I have never "patched" before ESXi. I guess I can use this (KB VMware: installation of patches on an ESXi host from the command-line 5.x ) as the documentation on how to install those.

  Thanks in advance!

  Yes, the ESXi patches are cumulative.

  Please read this blog post from VMware:are cumulative patches ESXi | VMware vSphere Blog - VMware Blogs

  Another good blog post about it:VMware experience before: are some cumulative patches 5.x ESXi?

• Question of ESXi 5.5 software patches.

  VMware so today released the next 2 patches esxi 5.5:

  201404001

  201404020

  The 4020 seems just the fix openssl, so the 4001 seems to have the difficulty of openssl, and a few others.

  I'm curious because I applied the first (4001) the lowest construction and restarted her. As soon as the 4020 (vib esxcli software update), he said nothing was to be corrected all vibs has been omitted.

  Why vmware out 2 patches like that? It seems strange to me, because if I wanted only the openssl patch, it seems that I'm getting on a higher number of construction, if I wanted the openssl patch and other patches.

  A little confused.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Please take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2076665 , which explains why there are two patches and it is recommended to be used, based on the current construction of the installed.

  André