Release Notes

8 Release Notes
ESX boot log
displays an error.
The ESX bootup log file
esxcfg-boot.log shows
the error message
/etc/vmware/sim
ple.map is
missing
There is no functionality
loss due to this message.
You can ignore the error
message.
ESX 4.x
SATA CD drive
running in AHCI
mode does not
recognize the ESX
driver media.
With AHCI mode set
for SATA CD/DVD
drive, the ESX installer
does not recognize the
ESX driver media
inserted during
installation of ESX.
This is a known issue. To
work around the issue, set
the mode of the SATA
CD/DVD drive as ATA in
the BIOS before you start
the ESX installation.
ESX 4.1.x
IPv6 performance
issues with ESX.
Intel 1 Gbps NIC may
provide maximum
network throughput of
~500 Mbps when IPv6
addressing is enabled for
the host and guest NIC
interfaces.
This is a known issue. ESX/ESXi
4.x
System reboots
intermittently
when DMA
Virtualization is
enabled in BIOS.
System reboots
intermittently on some
AMD platforms when
DMA Virtualization is
enabled in BIOS.
Update to latest BIOS
available at
support.dell.com.
ESX/ESXi
4.x
Issue Description Resolution Applies to