VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 vmxnet Driver Update for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3.0 Guest Operating Systems
Released 12/04/03
TAR File
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This patch includes a new driver update to add vmxnet support for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3.0.
This update includes the following patch:
VMware ESX Server 2.0.1 precompiled tools library
/usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/linux.iso.
Note:This driver
update works only on ESX Server 2.0.1 build 6403 (the GA release).
Please make sure that this build is installed before applying the patch.
Installing the Update
- Log in as root into the ESX Server 2.0.1 service console.
- Download the update, esx6432update.tar.gz, into a temporary
directory, for example /tmp, on your ESX service console.
- Change directories to /tmp:
cd /tmp
- Verify the integrity of the package:
md5sum esx6432update.tar.gz
The output should be:
ae7f5e2dc0c01125265c012e5d021363 esx6432update.tar.gz
- Extract the compressed tar archive:
tar -xvzf esx6432update.tar.gz
- Change directories to the newly created directory, esx6432update.
cd esx6432update
- Run the installer:
./esx6432update.pl
- The ISO image for the tools is now updated.
- Reload the Linux tools in your Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3.0 guest operating systems for the change to
take affect.
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