VMWare ESX Server VMWare ESXi Server Impact: Denial of Service Ref: ESB-2008.0747 Original Bulletin: http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/em/ccirc/2008/av08-065-eng.aspx Revision History: May 10 2012: Corrected details August 14 2008: Initial Release - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 patch causing error Number: AV08-065 Date: 13 August 2008 Purpose An issue has been discovered with VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 where Virtual Machines fail to power on or VMotion successfully. This problem began to occur on August 12, 2008 for clients that had upgraded to ESX 3.5 Update 2. Assessment The following message is displayed in the vmware.log file for the virtual machine: This product has expired. Be sure that your host machine's date and time are set correctly. There is a more recent version available at the VMware web site: http://www.vmware.com/info?id=4. ############################## Module License Power on failed. The following error may display when attempting to deploy virtual machines: A general system error occurred: Internal Error Type: ERROR Module: PendingOperation Thread: PendingOperation-/[path] Affected Products: VMware ESX 3.5 Update 2 & ESXi 3.5 Update 2. The problem will be seen if ESX350-200806201-UG is applied to a system. No other VMware products are affected. Suggested action CCIRC recommends the following action(s): Workaround 1: Do not install ESX 3.5 U2 if it has been downloaded from VMware?s website or elsewhere prior to August 12, 2008. Workaround 2: Set the host time to a date prior to August 12, 2008. This workaround has a number of very serious side affects that could impact production environments. Any Virtual Machines that sync time with the ESX host and serve time sensitive applications would be broken. These include, but are not limited to database servers, mail servers, and domain administration systems.