esx-autopatch.pl
If you have to deploy a number of ESX hosts and keep them updated with the latest patches you probably know how tedious the process is. For ESX v3.0.1 there are currently 20 patches which are downloadable as gzip'd tarballs (.tgz) and each one has to be installed in the proper order. Annoyed with the process, I've created a perl script to do the work for you named esx-autopatch.pl. All you need is access to an FTP server, a current list of updates, and an ESX host that needs to be updated. esx-autopatch.pl will download the list of updates, check to see what you already have installed, download the necessary updates, check the md5sums install the patches and even clean up after itself. If you're tired of manual patches give it a shot.Archives
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