esxupdate command for Security Patch (ESX250-200904201-SG) FAILS

[mrslant]

# esxupdate -d http://blahblah.com/esx35/ESX350-200904201-SG/ --test update

INFO: No -b specified, selecting all bundles in depot.

INFO: Configuring...

ERROR: Descriptor release (ESX350-200904201-SG) doesnt match directory name (/var/spool/esxupdate)

When I run it with -r it's fine. But running -r is no good because it doesn't do dependencies.

I've also verified that all xml files on host esx001 and remote depot is identical.

Anyone know why it's doing this? Please help!

[RParker]

Dependencies are in orange.

ESX350-200904201-SG - PATCH

Product : ESX 3.5

md5sum: 8ca2816aacf2436ce8b346861a553394

Download Size: 7.3M Description : Updates VMX RPM

System Impact : VM Shutdown & No Host Reboot

KB/Release Notes :

Build Number: 158869

KB 1009852

04/10/2009 ESX350-200802411-BG

ESX350-200804402-BG

ESX350-200806405-BG SECURITY

ESX350-200810201-UG ESX350-200903201-UG ESX350-200903202-UG

[mrslant]

Hi RParker,

But those orange existencies exist already on my esx box.

# esxupdate query | grep 0201

ESX350-200810201-UG 11:31:49 04/01/09 Updates VMkernel, Service Console, hostd

# esxupdate query | grep 3201

ESX350-200903201-UG 11:31:49 04/01/09 Updates VMkernel, Service Console, hostd

# esxupdate query | grep 3202

ESX350-200903202-UG 11:31:49 04/01/09 Updates ESX Scripts

They were already installed when we installed the latest ESX version. Do you mean I have to have those patch files on my remote depot?

Thank you.

[RParker]

They were already installed when we installed the latest ESX version. Do you mean I have to have those patch files on my remote depot?

NO.

You said you couldn't run esxupdate -r, now you can since you know the dependencies are there. So when you install this patch, you should be fine.

[mrslant]

Ah I see what you're saying, yes I can run them with -r, and I'll probably end up doing that. This patch requires esx maint. mode so I'll have do that first.

Still curious to know why -d won't work properly, but will do the above method for now.

Thank you for the input.

[RParker]

Still curious to know why -d won't work properly, but will do the above method for now.

Great let me know if it works or not.