Do RollUp Patches exist for ESX 3.0.1

[SafetyMan]

QUESTION#1>[/b]Do rollup patches exist for ESX 3.0.1 or do I have to write/use a script which applies them all?

I guess the option is to manually apply them 1 by 1.

QUESTION#2>[/b]If I apply the most recent patch...will it also apply all the

other patches which have not been applied to a new ESX version?

For example>If I applied the patch dated 03/05/07 will it apply on the

other patches which happened before this date automatically?

Also....how do I know what PATCH and version number I am using.

YES THIS COMMAND DOES WORK>vmware -v

But the version number does not match the patch number?

QUESTION #3>[/b]How do I correlate a patch number to a version number with out researching it vigourously?

Shouldn't the website should at least indicate what version the patch will place on your ESX BOX?

Please help me with this....

search engine refererence

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ESX Version

ESX BUILD

VERSION BUILD

LINUX BUILD

VMWARE BUILD

VERSION OF ESX

ROLLUP PATCH

ROLLED UP PATCH

VMWARE PATCH

ROLLUPPATCH

Roll-up patch for ESX 3.0.1

BUILD VERSION OF VMWARE

[zenariga]

See this URL:

http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/03/vmware-autopatching-your-esx-host.html

[zenariga]

Try to use esxupdate query. Shows version off installed patches.

[ExCon · Accepted solution]

Sorry for the duplicate post, but it seemed appropriate for this topic...

This may be a little crude, but I like to control the exact order in which the patches apply. The script requires maintenance when new patches come out and the patches need to be copied to the ESX box, but I'm just more comfortable with it this way. As written, the script applies patches with earlier dates first, and in ascending numerical order.

Assumptions:

1. All patches are copied to /var/updates.

2. This script (ESXPatches.pl) is copied to /var/updates.

Instructions:

1. PuTTY or use the console and cd into /var/updates.

2. type ./ESXPatches.pl

Oh, the results of the updates will dump to the console after all patches apply. It takes me between 30-40 minutes for the script to run to completion.

\#----

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/var/updates/ESXPatches.pl

#ESX-1006511 Patch | 11/30/06 | Critical Patch

#ESX-1410076 Patch | 11/30/06 | Critical Patch

#ESX-2158032 Patch | 11/30/06 | Critical Patch

#ESX-2066306 Patch | 12/28/06 | Critical Patch

#ESX-6921838 Patch | 12/28/06 | General Patch

#ESX-8173580 Patch | 12/28/06 | General Patch

#ESX-9986131 Patch | 12/28/06 | Security Patch

#ESX-1271657 Patch | 01/31/07 | General Patch (Reboot Required)

#ESX-1917602 Patch | 01/31/07 | General Patch

#ESX-2031037 Patch | 01/31/07 | General Patch (Reboot Required)

#ESX-2092658 Patch | 01/31/07 | General Patch (Reboot Required)

#ESX-3996003 Patch | 01/31/07 | General Patch

#ESX-5497987 Patch | 01/31/07 | General Patch

#ESX-6075798 Patch | 01/31/07 | General Patch

#ESX-3199476 Patch | 03/05/07 | Critical Patch

#ESX-5031800 Patch | 03/05/07 | Security Patch

#ESX-5885387 Patch | 03/05/07 | Security Patch

#ESX-6050503 Patch | 03/05/07 | General Patch

#ESX-6856573 Patch | 03/05/07 | Security Patch

#ESX-9865995 Patch | 03/05/07 | General Patch (Reboot Required)

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Begin script \----

---

!/bin/bash

echo Installing ESX patches...

for i in ESX-*.tgz

do

tar -xvzf $i

done

rm -f ESX-*.tgz

cd ESX-1006511

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-1410076

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-2158032

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-2066306

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-6921838

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-8173580

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-9986131

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-1271657

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-1917602

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-2031037

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-2092658

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-3996003

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-5497987

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-6075798

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-3199476

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-5031800

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-5885387

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-6050503

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-6856573

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

cd ESX-9865995

esxupdate --noreboot update

cd ..

rm -r -f ESX-*

grep -i TOTALS: /var/log/vmware/esxupdate.log

echo You really need to think about rebooting this box now, Homey...

#---End script \--

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[Jae_Ellers]

Better yet use MichaelKnight's script with checking of the release date in descriptor.xml. http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=595218&#595218

[SafetyMan]

This little script was just what the doctor ordered: PERFECT

Now vmware just has to release the a zip file with all the patches

from time to time. It took be about an hour to download all the patches manually one by one

EXCELLENT SCRIPT:

Better yet use MichaelKnight's script with checking of the release date in descriptor.xml. http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=595218&#595218

[Jae_Ellers]

Yep, should be able to hammer something together with wget, but I can't get thru the proxy. I've been downloading the last 3 months patches as well.

[skearney]

Try setting the http_proxy environment variable on your system. I think wget will use that.