VMware GSX 3 - Manual (Page 15)

C H A P T E R 1 Introduction and System Requirements
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Dual-Core Processor Licensing Compatibility
The two processor version of GSX Server now supports systems with two dual-core
processors.
Critical Bugs Fixed in GSX Server 3.2
Bugs fixed in this release include:
• Fix for panic that occurs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 AS host.
• Fix for core dump when powering on virtual machine on Fedora Core 3 host.
(Fedora is not a supported GSX Server host operating system.)
• Fix to allow USB devices to work in virtual machines on SUSE LINUX 9.1 host.
• Correction for monitor error that occurred when upgrading Windows Server
2003 guest operating system to Service Pack 1 RC1.
• Fix for inability to power on virtual machine with legacy virtual disk.
• Fix for DirectInput error that occurred when GSX Server automatically powered
on a virtual machine when the Windows host starts. The message read:
Failed to create DirectInput object-
HRESULT(0x80004001:sev 1 fac 0 code 16385]:
Unknown error 16385(0x4001)
• Fix for memory issue on hosts with 32GB RAM.
• Fix for VirtualCenter alarm showing maximum memory usage when virtual
machine is idle or under low usage.
• Fix to prompt user to power off any running virtual machines before running the
vmware-config.pl configuration program.
• Fix for security vulnerability described in CAN-2004-0700.
• Fix to improve scalability and performance on NUMA hardware.
Features in Version 3.1
Here are some highlights of key features to explore in VMware GSX Server 3.1:
Manage Virtual Disks with VMware Virtual Disk Manager
Create, manage and modify virtual disk files from the command line or within scripts
with the VMware Virtual Disk Manager utility. For more information, see
Using VMware
Virtual Disk Manager in the VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide.
New Operating System Support
Get the freedom to choose the operating systems and applications that work best for
you. VMware GSX Server 3.1 provides experimental support for Microsoft Windows