tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post2179552903260716880..comments2023-11-01T18:25:49.063+01:00Comments on VMware Front Experience: FAQ: CPU microcode updates and VMware ESXiAndreas Peetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-8359104704039954382016-03-07T07:57:02.298+01:002016-03-07T07:57:02.298+01:00Hi
Amd64.org is still/again available: http://www...Hi<br /><br />Amd64.org is still/again available: http://www.amd64.org/microcode.html<br /><br />Regards,<br />Alexalexd7777https://www.blogger.com/profile/07318995190939166450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-90917131863083946702015-08-11T23:20:44.764+02:002015-08-11T23:20:44.764+02:00In my case, when I received this issue I was able ...In my case, when I received this issue I was able to resolve the problem by changing the number of processors on the VM that I was getting this error on. I had an older server we were using for testing environments for various reasons. I found that on my older SuperMicro server would start having this issue if I would try to change the CPU settings to have anymore than virtual sockets(1core per socket). I've looked across the net to resolve my issue and sadly what's above didn't help, in my case, so I thought I'd spread the word about this possible fix. Phenix51https://www.facebook.com/marty.terrebonnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-44264914084256424572015-06-30T07:13:21.857+02:002015-06-30T07:13:21.857+02:00I apologize for all the posts. I managed to apply...I apologize for all the posts. I managed to apply the offline bundle with the esxcli command and was able to start my nested ESXi 6.0 install successfully! Thanks for your help and the great blog post.!<br /><br />Regards,<br />Adam TylerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-86680252351444031252015-06-30T02:55:13.421+02:002015-06-30T02:55:13.421+02:00Hmm.. Just went and tried this but got the follow...Hmm.. Just went and tried this but got the following error. Any idea what I am doing wrong?<br />~~~~<br />esxcli software vib install -d "/vmfs/volumes/datstore/Installs/cpu5-microcode-1.7.0-3.x86_64.vib" --no-sig-check<br /><br />Could not download from depot at /vmfs/volumes/datastore/Installs/cpu5-microcode-1.7.0-3.x86_64.vib/index.xml, skipping (('/vmfs/volumes/datastore/Installs/cpu5-microcode-1.7.0-3.x86_64.vib/index.xml', '', "[Errno 4] <br /><br />IOError: "))<br /><br />Regards,<br />Adam TylerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-7391437254197514512015-06-30T02:13:56.517+02:002015-06-30T02:13:56.517+02:00Thanks for your assistance. Strange that these mi...Thanks for your assistance. Strange that these microcode packages don't get included as you apply standard patches to our hosts. I will read through the walkthrough above again, but is it as simple as installing a VIB package that is provided directly from VMware?<br /><br />Regards,<br />Adam TylerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-78893932020452314392015-06-28T15:29:02.166+02:002015-06-28T15:29:02.166+02:00Hi Anonymous,
if the nested host is complaining a...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />if the nested host is complaining about not being able to update the microcode then updating it on the physical host should help. Use the cpu5-microcode package for ESXi 5.5.<br /><br />AndreasAndreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-53068538670234079272015-06-28T02:46:29.396+02:002015-06-28T02:46:29.396+02:00Hi everyone.. Question to the experts.. I have a...Hi everyone.. Question to the experts.. I have a 5.5 ESXi environment right now and am getting a microcode error when attempting to bring up a nested ESXi 6.0 host VM. It's a budget AMD based server and a BIOS update is likely not available. I am wondering if the latest microcode update is applied within the 5.5 physical host it would allow the 6.0 guest VM to boot without complaining?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-22366377847270145862015-05-08T22:23:52.404+02:002015-05-08T22:23:52.404+02:00Hi Tim,
Thanks for sharing and linking back to my...Hi Tim,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing and linking back to my post, much appreciated!<br />In your blog post there are two links not working (starting with http://mts.VMware.com). I didn't find a way to comment there, so I hope you read my answer here and are able to fix that.<br /><br />AndreasAndreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-32674491360468290282015-05-08T22:02:10.666+02:002015-05-08T22:02:10.666+02:00I've written a VMware blog post on how to use ...I've written a VMware blog post on how to use the microcode update feature in ESXi 6.0: http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2015/05/using-esxi-6-0-cpu-microcode-loading-feature.html<br /><br />I linked back to this post for its info about 5.5 and earlier. Thanks!Tim Mannhttp://tim-mann.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-15962715813744371512015-03-05T13:44:40.668+01:002015-03-05T13:44:40.668+01:00Well, that is interesting! I never heard before th...Well, that is interesting! I never heard before that a Guest OS installation would fail because of an outdated CPU microcode ... I suggest that you follow the instructions in my post to update the microcode of your host machine's CPUs. Try to update the BIOS to the latest available version first.Andreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-62816097964349115242015-03-05T12:28:07.396+01:002015-03-05T12:28:07.396+01:00Due to this microcode error i am unable to install...Due to this microcode error i am unable to install Win 2012 R2 on VMWare Virtual Machine.is there any solution to install win 2012 R2 with such error?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-733712358786061192014-07-06T11:51:47.078+02:002014-07-06T11:51:47.078+02:00Hi Steffen,
that's perfect. It means you have...Hi Steffen,<br /><br />that's perfect. It means you have installed the latest version, and installing any of the older versions would result in a downgrade.<br /><br />AndreasAndreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-68089973499278754062014-07-06T09:47:05.034+02:002014-07-06T09:47:05.034+02:00Hi Andreas,
great work so I can use my Homelab pe...Hi Andreas,<br /><br />great work so I can use my Homelab perfect.<br /><br />At the Moment I have get 3 cpu-microcode shown if I make a vib list from the depot. 2 are shown as status Downgrade and on the 1.4.0-1 is shown as installed.<br /><br />Is this OK or should i change something?<br /><br />Regards, Steffen<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-85195730540923958352013-10-30T21:11:41.276+01:002013-10-30T21:11:41.276+01:00BTW, you don't need a CentOS build environment...BTW, you don't need a CentOS build environment to create a VIB file! Just use my Windows based <a href="http://esxi5-cpt.v-front.de" rel="nofollow">ESXi Community Packaging Tools</a> ...Andreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-44611287032516844342013-10-30T20:36:40.025+01:002013-10-30T20:36:40.025+01:00Hi Anonymous,
I have made a new VIB file that inc...Hi Anonymous,<br /><br />I have made a new VIB file that includes the Intel microcode files of 2013-08-08 and the AMD microcode files of 2013-07-10. The URL is<br />http://files.v-front.de/cpu-microcode-1.1.0-1.x86_64.vib<br /><br />- AndreasAndreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-50360209035099320952013-10-30T19:42:39.323+01:002013-10-30T19:42:39.323+01:00Please create a VIB for the latest Intel microcode...Please create a VIB for the latest Intel microcode.<br /><br />I am about to install 5.5, and have not been able to get the CentOS 5.3 build environment working yet to create my own files.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-30248951708191200832013-07-30T18:44:35.597+02:002013-07-30T18:44:35.597+02:00I've always seeing these logs and they made me...I've always seeing these logs and they made me curious but never looked them up... Thanks for clarification. :)Alirezanoreply@blogger.com