So I am installing 3.01. While patching with the 25 plus patches that are out does it hurt if I don't reboot between each one? If I did all of them without rebooting is it going to screw anything up?
Ha, depends on who you ask, I would do it in order...see these posts...they get pretty heated...
Patch order - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80296 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80531
No it is OK to do it this way using the -n (no reboot option).
http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=538003
More patch links...
Patch Management for ESX Server 3 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_esxupdate.pdf
VI3 Upgrade and Patching - http://www.vmware-tsx.com/download.php?asset_id=54
Download - http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/index.html
ESX patches - http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches.html#c4310
Virtual Center 2.0.1 Patch2 - http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vc-201-200702-patch.html
Autopatching ESX host - http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/03/vmware-autopatching-your-esx-host.html
Patching and updating Vmware ESX Server 3 - http://download3.vmware.com/vmworld/2006/tac9858.pdf
Automated download of ESX patches - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=600341
Patch Script: - http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/esx-autopatch.pl
Pre-compiled patchlist.txt - http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/3.0.1/patchlist.txt and http://www.vmprofessional.com/material/3.0.0/patchlist.txt
Patch order - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80531 amd http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80296
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One other quick question if you would. Is it required that the patches be applied in order?
Ha, depends on who you ask, I would do it in order...see these posts...they get pretty heated...
Patch order - http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80296 and http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=80531
Also, only install patches that apply to your environment. So if a critical patch is for AMD processors and you have Intel then it is not critical to you.