Ce week-end, j'ai installé l'update 3 manuellement via la commande 'esxupdate' sur une ferme de test. Je vais attendre un peu avant de déployer sur la prod 
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Conseil : Il faut évacuer les VMs car le mode maintenance puis le reboot (automatique) sont obligatoires.
dezippage des rpms ...
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INFO: | Running test transaction:
INFO: | Test transaction complete, Success!
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INFO: |
INFO: | STARTUP_SERVER = yes
INFO: | NETWORKING = no
INFO: | EULA_AGREED = yes
INFO: | Please specify a port for remote console connections to use
INFO: |
INFO: | Configuring the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.
INFO: |
INFO: | Building the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.
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INFO: | Using compiler "/usr/bin/gcc". Use environment variable CC to override.
INFO: |
INFO: | Installing the VMware VmPerl Scripting API.
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INFO: | The installation of the VMware VmPerl Scripting API succeeded.
INFO: |
INFO: | The configuration of VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 build-123630 for this running
INFO: | kernel completed successfully.
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INFO: | INFO: Setting up vmUser(uid 12/gid 20)
INFO: | INFO: vmUser(uid 12/gid 20) setup
INFO: | INFO: Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache
INFO: | INFO: vmware-hostd has been upgraded, it needs to be manually
INFO: | INFO: restarted in order for the upgrade to take effect...
INFO: | INFO: type /etc/init.d/mgmt-vmware restart
INFO: | INFO: No change to default locale settings detected.
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INFO: | kernel completed successfully.
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INFO: | INFO: Setting up vmUser(uid 12/gid 20)
INFO: | INFO: vmUser(uid 12/gid 20) setup
INFO: | INFO: Regenerating /etc/ld.so.cache
INFO: | INFO: vmware-hostd has been upgraded, it needs to be manually
INFO: | INFO: restarted in order for the upgrade to take effect...
INFO: | INFO: type /etc/init.d/mgmt-vmware restart
INFO: | INFO: No change to default locale settings detected.
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INFO: | VMware-esx-ima-qla4xxx 100 % done 29/66
INFO: | VMware-esx-perftools 100 % done 30/66
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INFO: | VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-hpsa 100 % done 33/66
INFO: | kernel-source 100 % done 34/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2 - 35/66
INFO: | Completing update for bind-utils - 36/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-hostd-esx - 37/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-tools - 38/66
INFO: | Completing update for perl - 39/66
INFO: | Completing update for pegasus - 40/66
INFO: | Completing update for tzdata - 41/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-vmkctl - 42/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-ata_piix - 43/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-vmkernel - 44/66
INFO: | Completing update for net-snmp-libs - 45/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-webCenter-esx - 46/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-srvrmgmt - 47/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-docs - 48/66
INFO: | Completing update for net-snmp-utils - 49/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-vmkiscsi - 50/66
INFO: | Completing update for kernel-vmnix - 51/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-lnxcfg - 52/66
INFO: | Completing update for cim-smwg - 53/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-iscsi - 54/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla2300-v707_vmw - 55/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-apps - 56/66
INFO: | Completing update for bind-libs - 57/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-cim-esx - 58/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla4022 - 59/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-ima-qla4xxx - 60/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-perftools - 61/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-drivers-block-cciss - 62/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-mptscsi_2xx - 63/66
INFO: | Completing update for VMware-esx-vmx - 64/66
INFO: | Completing update for net-snmp - 65/66
INFO: | Completing update for kernel-source - 66/66
INFO: | Installed: VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2x 350.1.45.20-123630.i386 VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-hpsa 350.2.4.66.81vm-123630.i386
INFO: | Updated: VMware-esx-drivers-net-bnx2 350.1.5.10b.1.1-123630.i386 bind-utils 20:9.2.4-22.el3.i386 VMware-hostd-esx 3.5.0-123630.i386 VMware-esx-tools 3.5.0-123630.i386 perl 2:5.8.0-98.EL3.i386 pegasus 2.7.0-119451.i386 tzdata 2008f-1.el3.noarch VMware-esx-vmkctl 3.5.0-123630.i386 VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-ata_piix 350.1.05-123630.i386 VMware-esx-vmkernel 3.5.0-123630.i386 net-snmp-libs 5.0.9-2.30E.24.i386 VMware-webCenter-esx 2.5.0-119789.i386 VMware-esx-srvrmgmt 3.5.0-123630.i386 VMware-esx-docs 3.5.0-123630.i386 net-snmp-utils 5.0.9-2.30E.24.i386 VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-vmkiscsi 350.3.6.3-123630.i386 kernel-vmnix 350.2.4.21-57.EL.123630.i686 VMware-esx-lnxcfg 3.5.0-113339.i386 cim-smwg 1.0.0.1-119451.i386 VMware-esx-iscsi 3.5.0-123630.i386 VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla2300-v707_vmw 350.7.8.33.3-123630.i386 VMware-esx-apps 3.5.0-123630.i386 bind-libs 20:9.2.4-22.el3.i386 VMware-cim-esx 3.5.0-123630.i386 VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-qla4022 350.3.30-113339.i386 VMware-esx-ima-qla4xxx 3.5.0-123630.i386 VMware-esx-perftools 3.5.0-123630.i386 VMware-esx-drivers-block-cciss 350.2.4.66.5vmw-123630.i386 VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-mptscsi_2xx 350.2.6.48.17vmw-123630.i386 VMware-esx-vmx 3.5.0-123630.i386 net-snmp 5.0.9-2.30E.24.i386 kernel-source 350.2.4.21-57.EL.123630.i386
INFO: | Transaction(s) Complete
INFO: Shutting down hostd...
INFO: Running esxcfg-pciid to update the PCI ID tables...
INFO: Running esxcfg-boot to regenerate initrds...
INFO: Restarting hostd...
INFO: --- TOTALS: 35 packages installed, 0 pending or failed, 0 removed, 0 excluded ---
INFO: Install succeeded - please standby for reboot.
INFO: Rebooting in 5 seconds...
Broadcast message from root (pts/0) (Sat Nov 8 09:09:23 2008):
The system is going down for reboot NOW!