When two NICs that use the ntg3 driver of versions 4.1.3 and later are connected directly, not to a physical switch port, link flapping might occur. PR 3004249: You see link flapping on NICs that use the ntg3 driver of version 4.1.3 and later.This patch updates the ntg3 VIB to resolve the following issue: The issue is primarily seen on VMs with Windows version 1809 and later that have VMFS snapshots. Depending on size of the disk, you might also see VMs to occasionally become unresponsive. PR 2976624: When using VMFS snapshots, you might see repeated resets or slow Windows boot timeĭue to the slow execution of getLbaStatus command in some environments, when you use VMFS snapshots, you might see repeated resets or slow Windows boot time.This patch updates esx-base, esx-tboot, vsan, and vsanhealth VIBs to resolve the following issues: Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required The resolved issues are grouped as follows. Additionally, the system can be updated by using the image profile and the esxcli software profile update command. For more information, see vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples and vSphere Upgrade Guide. Install VIBs by using the esxcli software vib update command. From the Select a Product drop-down menu, select ESXi (Embedded and Installable) and from the Select a Version drop-down menu, select 6.5. Navigate to Products and Accounts > Product Patches. For details, see About Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager.ĮSXi hosts can be updated by manually downloading the patch ZIP file from VMware Customer Connect.

The typical way to apply patches to ESXi hosts is by using the VMware vSphere Update Manager. Image Profile Nameįor more information about the individual bulletins, see the Download Patches page and the Resolved Issues section. Application of the general release image profile applies to new bug fixes.

VMware patch and update releases contain general and critical image profiles. Upgrading only ESXi is not supported.īefore an upgrade, always verify in the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix compatible upgrade paths from earlier versions of ESXi, vCenter Server and vSAN to the current version.

IMPORTANT: For clusters using VMware vSAN, you must first upgrade the vCenter Server system.

This rollup bulletin contains the latest VIBs with all the fixes since the initial release of ESXi 6.5. Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: The release notes cover the following topics:ħdda11bfdc8beb0627abfe46ca7f4b8c6debc71a1cb145a1aff5566837cf9d8e Release Date: 06 October, 2022 What's in the Release Notes

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