VMWare ESX 3.5 - Build Number

[rumak]

Hello,

As i found out, the build number for ESX 3.5 Update 5 is "207095".

Currently, we have installed Build "213532", but i've never installed Update 5. Update 4 was installed and the Infrastructre was updated with Update Manager. So my question is....

VMWare View 4.0 needs VMWare ESX 3.5 Update 3 or 4, so in principle we have "only" Update 4 installed, but the build number is higher and complies with Update 5 and/or higher. So what is my real state now? Thanks for help.

[IB_IT]

What does "esxupdate query" show if you run it on the ESX host?

[Troy_Clavell]

see if this helps as well

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1001179

FYI, I've moved your post to the VI: VMware ESX 3.5 Community.

[rumak]

Hi,

"esxupdate query" says:

3.5.0-64607 12:47:33 10/01/09 Full bundle of ESX 3.5.0-64607

ESX350-200802303-SG 12:47:33 10/01/09 util-linux security update

ESX350-200802408-SG 12:47:34 10/01/09 Security Updates to the Python Package .

ESX350-200803212-UG 12:47:34 10/01/09 Update VMware qla4010/qla4022 drivers

ESX350-200803213-UG 12:47:34 10/01/09 Driver Versioning Method Changes

ESX350-200803214-UG 12:47:34 10/01/09 Update to Third Party Code Libraries

ESX350-200804405-BG 12:47:34 10/01/09 Update to VMware-esx-drivers-scsi-mega ra

ESX350-200805504-SG 12:47:34 10/01/09 Security Update to Cyrus SASL

ESX350-200805505-SG 12:47:35 10/01/09 Security Update to unzip

ESX350-200805506-SG 12:47:35 10/01/09 Security Update to Tcl/Tk

ESX350-200808206-UG 12:47:35 10/01/09 Update to vmware-hwdata

ESX350-200808218-UG 12:47:35 10/01/09 Security Update to Samba

ESX350-200808406-SG 12:47:36 10/01/09 Security Update to Perl

ESX350-200808407-BG 12:47:36 10/01/09 Updates Software QLogic FC Driver

ESX350-200811406-SG 12:47:37 10/01/09 Security Update to bzip2

ESX350-200903203-UG 12:47:37 10/01/09 Updates RPM Components

ESX350-200903209-UG 12:47:38 10/01/09 Updates SATA SCSI Drivers

ESX350-200903210-UG 12:47:38 10/01/09 Updates Driver for HP SAS and CISS

ESX350-200903213-UG 12:47:38 10/01/09 Updates Hardware Detection Utility

ESX350-200903227-UG 12:47:41 10/01/09 Updates Libxml2

ESX350-200903228-UG 12:47:41 10/01/09 Updates Net-SNMP

ESX350-200903232-UG 12:47:42 10/01/09 Updates VMware-esx documentation

ESX350-Update04 12:47:42 10/01/09 ESX Server 3.5.0 Update 4

ESX350-200904406-SG 11:10:58 10/14/09 Updates vim-common, vim-minimal RPMs

ESX350-200904407-SG 11:10:58 10/14/09 Security Update to BIND

ESX350-200904408-SG 11:10:58 10/14/09 Security Update to the openssl Package

ESX350-200905403-BG 11:10:58 10/14/09 Updates aacraid driver for Adaptec

ESX350-200905404-BG 11:10:58 10/14/09 Update to tzdata package

ESX350-200906407-SG 11:10:58 10/14/09 Updates krb5 and pam_krb5

ESX350-200910403-SG 10:06:27 11/26/09 Updates Web Access

ESX350-200910406-SG 10:06:27 11/26/09 Updates Service Console DHCP Client

ESX350-200910409-BG 10:06:27 11/26/09 Updates Emulex FC driver

ESX350-200911201-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates VMkernel, Service Console, hos td

ESX350-200911202-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates ESX Scripts

ESX350-200911203-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates bnx2 Driver for Broadcom

ESX350-200911204-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates forcedeth Driver for Nvidia

ESX350-200911206-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates tg3 Driver for Broadcom

ESX350-200911207-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates MegaRAID and mptscsi Drivers

ESX350-200911209-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates Qlogic Driver

ESX350-200911211-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates Driver for NetXen NIC

ESX350-200911216-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates SCSI AHCI Driver

ESX350-200911217-UG 21:54:57 02/09/10 Updates bnx2x Driver for Broadcom

ESX350-200911222-UG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates VMware-esx

ESX350-200912401-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates VMkernel, Tools, hostd

ESX350-200912402-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates e1000 driver

ESX350-200912403-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates e1000e driver

ESX350-200912404-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates igb driver

ESX350-200912405-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates ixgbe driver

ESX350-200912406-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates CIM

"vmware -v" says:

VMware ESX Server 3.5.0 build-213532

[IB_IT]

Ok, so you don't have update 5 installed just as you suspected. You do, however, have these post U5 updates installed.

> ESX350-200912401-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates VMkernel, Tools, hostd

> ESX350-200912402-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates e1000 driver

> ESX350-200912403-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates e1000e driver

> ESX350-200912404-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates igb driver

> ESX350-200912405-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates ixgbe driver

> ESX350-200912406-BG 21:54:58 02/09/10 Updates CIM

>

This is the reason you have your current build number.

http://www.vmware.com/patch/s3portal.portal?_nfpb=true&_windowLabel=SearchPatch&SearchPatch_actionOv...

[rumak]

Ok...so, when an application like vmware view needs ESX3.5 Update 3 or 4 and may not be installed on UPdate 5, i MAY install vmware view on my actual esx installation (build) ?

[passymoep]

I found

ESX 3.5.0 64607 20 Feb 2008

ESX 3.5.0 Update 1 82663 10 Apr 2008

ESX 3.5.0 Update 2 110268 13 Aug 2008

ESX 3.5.0 Update 3 123630 06 Nov 2008

ESX 3.5.0 Update 4 153875 30 Mar 2009

ESX 3.5.0 Update 5 207095 03 Dec 2009

...always without any patches!

[rumak]

@[~501148]

And how do you update you esx hosts?

[passymoep]

Our ESX3.5 get their updates via InfrastructureClient UpdatePlugin. You have to create Baselines and assign them to the refered host.The VirtualCenterServermust be connected to the internet!

My private ESXi3.5 will be updated with the UpdateUtility (installed by installing Infrastructure Client)

[rumak]

Ok, but how does you baseline look like? I wonder why my ESX 3.5 Host doesn't seem to download complete Updates like Update 5.

[mail2ibrahim21 · Accepted solution]

Attached document will help you to upgrade the ESX server from 3.5 U4 to 3.5 U 5

[rumak]

Ok... cool. Thanks for the document!