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  • 1.  Patches require multiple redemiations - Is it supposed to do that?

    Posted May 20, 2009 04:05 PM

    Hi,

    I'm currently running ESX 3.5 Update 3 Build number 158874 and am testing the deployment of 39 recently released patches. When i remediate a host it only installs 14 patches. If i remediate the same host immediately after its finished the first 14 patches it then install another 19. If i do this again there are another 6 patches to install. I was expecting that all the patches would be installed in one remediation so am a little concerned that somethings not right. Below are a list of the patches that are installed in each of the 3 stages.

    Part One

    ESX350-200903202-UG

    ESX350-200903203-UG

    ESX350-200903219-UG

    ESX350-200903223-UG

    ESX350-200903224-UG

    ESX350-200904402-SG

    ESX350-200904406-SG

    ESX350-200904407-SG

    ESX350-200904408-SG

    ESX350-200903412-BG

    ESX350-200903204-UG

    ESX350-200903213-UG

    ESX350-200903232-UG

    Part Two

    ESX350-200903411-BG

    ESX350-200903201-UG

    ESX350-200903206-UG

    ESX350-200903209-UG

    ESX350-200903210-UG

    ESX350-200903211-UG

    ESX350-200903212-UG

    ESX350-200903217-UG

    ESX350-200903218-UG

    ESX350-200903220-UG

    ESX350-200903221-UG

    ESX350-200903225-UG

    ESX350-200903230-UG

    ESX350-200903215-UG

    ESX350-200903216-UG

    ESX350-200903226-UG

    ESX350-200903227-UG

    ESX350-200903228-UG

    ESX350-200903229-UG

    Part Three

    ESX350-2009044001-BG

    ESX350-200904403-BG

    ESX350-200904404-BG

    ESX350-200904201-SG

    ESX350-200904405-BG

    ESX350-200904409-BG

    Should it be happening like this?

    Has anybody else had a similar problem?

    If i wanted to schedule this to be done overnight would is the best way to just schedule the host to remediate 3 times?

    Thanks

    Steve



  • 2.  RE: Patches require multiple redemiations - Is it supposed to do that?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted May 21, 2009 12:44 PM

    Hi Steve,

    I think that the situation is due to patch dependencies. There a lot and complicated patch dependencies - some of them are getting obsolette by others, some need addiotional patches, some need new versions. Probably that's the case in your situation.

    thanks,

    Petko



  • 3.  RE: Patches require multiple redemiations - Is it supposed to do that?

    Posted May 21, 2009 08:19 PM

    Dependencies is one thing but in two years of patching ESX, I've never seen this behaviour before - I'd like to know if other ppl have seen this.

    Cheers

    Jon



  • 4.  RE: Patches require multiple redemiations - Is it supposed to do that?

    Posted May 29, 2009 11:24 AM

    Hi,

    Just thought i'd give an update on how i was getting on with these pathes.

    When i came to try these patches in our live estate they all installed in one batch. I'm assuming that the problems i was seeing must have been caused by the hosts being built in a slightly different way (different original build perhaps).

    Thanks for your helpful comments.



  • 5.  RE: Patches require multiple redemiations - Is it supposed to do that?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted May 29, 2009 12:15 PM

    No problems at all - we are always happy to help if we can. What is exactly the difference between the production hosts and the others - "...built in slightly different way"? Only the build number or anything else?