VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 Fixes Data Browser Large File Upload Error; Updates JRE And Apache Tomcat; Supports Firefox; Adds New OS Customizations

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VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 Fixes Data Browser Large File Upload Error; Updates JRE And Apache Tomcat; Supports Firefox; Adds New OS Customizations: "

I haven’t always covered all the vCenter, VirtualCenter, and ESX/ESXi updates in the past. Several updates have been released since the last time I did. VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6’s announcement caught my attention because of a fix to uploading files with the datastore browser. This issue has been reported in one of the longest comment threads here at VM /ETC. More on that later in this post, but I received the following email notification that VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 was released:


VMware VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 is Generally Available


We are pleased to inform you that VMware VirtualCenter Server 2.5 Update 6 (English and localized) is generally available as of late night January 29, 2010.


VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 provides the following improvements:



  • Guest Operating System Customization Improvements

  • Support for Firefox 3.x Browsers with VirtualCenter Web Access

  • Bug and security fixes


For details regarding the new fixes and improvements, please refer to the release notes.


VirtualCenter Server 2.5 Update 6 is available for download.


For details regarding compatibility, please view vSphere Compatibility Matrixes.


Thanks,

VMware Infrastructure Product Management Team


Some of the highlights for me when reading the Release Notes are:



From the Resolved Issues section:



I’ve never experienced the issue with transferring .ISOs and other large files with the data store browser, but several VM /ETC readers have. VMware’s KB Article still doesn’t explain exactly when and why it happens, but it’s good to see there’s now a fix. This is critical for ESXi implementations without a service console and SSH access to transfer files. The data store browser will have to become the tool most often used to move files to and from ESX datastores.


From the What’s New section


Guest Operating Systems Customization Improvements


Customization support for the following guest operating systems has been added in this release:

For more complete information about supported guests included in this release, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.



  • Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Windows 7 Professional (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (64-bit)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (64-bit)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition (64-bit)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Server (64-bit)


Support for Firefox 3.x Browsers with VirtualCenter Web Access


This release adds support for Firefox 3.x browsers with VirtualCenter Web Access. Firefox 3.x is not a supported browser for ESX Server 3.5 Update 5 Web Access with this release.


VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6 also provides Update Manager Plug-In updates:

This release of the VMware Infrastructure 3 software suite includes an update to VMware Update Manager. For more information, see the VMware Update Manager 1.0 Update 6 for VirtualCenter 2.5 Release Notes. VMware Converter Enterprise Update 4 is compatible with VirtualCenter 2.5 Update 6.


Finally, Update 6 also improves security with updates to JRE and Tomcat


Security




  • Updates Apache Tomcat version to 5.5.28This release of VirtualCenter Server updates the Tomcat server package from 5.5.27 to 5.5.28, to address multiple security issues. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2008-5515, CVE-2009-0033, CVE-2009-0580, CVE-2009-0781, and CVE-2009-0783 to these issues. For more information on security vulnerabilities, refer to the Apache Tomcat 5.x Vulnerabilities page.



If you are still running VMware VI 3 you should consider upgrading to VirtualCenter 2.5 Upgrade 6 as soon as possible. ESX/ESXi 3.5 remains at Update 5 to the best of my knowledge at this time, however.


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