ESX 3.5 Update 4 was released yesterday. It can be downloaded from here: http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/
Here’s a brief overview on what’s new from the release notes:
Expanded Support for Enhanced vmxnet Adapter — The new VMXNET version improves virtual machine networking performance and requires VMware tools upgrade.
Enablement of Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series
QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter Driver Update
Emulex Fibre Channel Adapter Driver Update
LSI megaraid_sas and mptscsi Storage Controller Driver Update
Newly Supported Guest Operating Systems – For more complete information about supported guests included in this release, see the Guest Operating System Installation Guide: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide.pdf.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (32-bit and 64-bit).
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (32-bit and 64-bit).
- Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop Edition and Server Edition (32-bit and 64-bit).
- Windows Preinstallation Environment 2.0 (32-bit and 64-bit).
Furthermore, pre-built kernel modules (PBMs) were added in this release for the following guests:
- Ubuntu 8.10
- Ubuntu 8.04.2
Newly Supported Management Agents
Newly Supported I/O Devices
The release notes can be found here: http://www.vmware.com/support/vi3/doc/vi3_esx35u4_rel_notes.html