New Zealand Day Light Saving Changes

[UnisonNZ]

Guys

Does anyone know where one can get a patch for the changes that come in to affect next month?

Thanks

[dmanconi]

hey

I take it you have seen this link

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&externalId=8695824

Cheers

David

[UnisonNZ]

Hey David.

That appears to cover off the US changes...

I currently get the following results on our ESX 3.0.2 server:

zdump -v /etc/localtime |grep 2007

/etc/localtime Sat Mar 17 13:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 18 02:59:59 2007 NZDT isdst=1 gmtoff=46800

/etc/localtime Sat Mar 17 14:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 18 02:00:00 2007 NZST isdst=0 gmtoff=43200

/etc/localtime Sat Oct 6 13:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Oct 7 01:59:59 2007 NZST isdst=0 gmtoff=43200

/etc/localtime Sat Oct 6 14:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Oct 7 03:00:00 2007 NZDT isdst=1 gmtoff=46800

Where I really want to see something more like:

/etc/localtime Sat Mar 17 13:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 18 02:59:59 2007 NZDT isdst=1 gmtoff=46800

/etc/localtime Sat Mar 17 14:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 18 02:00:00 2007 NZST isdst=0 gmtoff=43200

/etc/localtime Sat Sep 29 13:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Sep 30 01:59:59 2007 NZST isdst=0 gmtoff=43200

/etc/localtime Sat Sep 29 14:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Sep 30 03:00:00 2007 NZDT isdst=1 gmtoff=46800

Oh question also applies to ESX 2.5.4, still got one of those running as well

Cheers

David

[dmanconi]

Hey

Yeah that is all I could find on the web site. I have also sent off an email to one of the local VMware guys asking about the NZ change. When he replies I will post his response here.

I am in the same boat with ESX 3 and 2.5.X servers.

Thanks

[dmanconi]

Hi

Just had a word back from the vmware rep. He said an update is coming out on the 6th of September, and a message will be going out to all NZ people who have enquired.

A message will be coming out from the US as well, apparently. I will post back with the links once I get them.

Cheers

David

[UnisonNZ]

Excellent, thanks for the info

[dazza1]

Watching and waiting - ESX 2.5.x are the last updates I have left to patch DST changes

[magusnet]

What about us admins that have Enterprises with

Servers in NZ ( among other places )?

Can't VMware just do a blanket notification so anyone that needs it can get this?

What about doing these all at once:

October 28th, 2007 – Western Australia DST time change

November 4th, 2007 – DST “Fall Back” time change for the areas in the US and Canada observing DST

January 1, 2008 – Venezuela DST time change - announced on Aug 20, 2007

[timw18]

Hey David

Who should we get in contact with at Vmware for any updates on this issue?

[psyrapier]

Apparently the hotfix for ESX 3.0.x will be released this weekend. So for those in NZ, we can hopefully get it on monday

[Veee]

Friends,

New Day Light Saving Change fixes for ESX 3.0.x are out. We can download from:

For ESX 3.0.0:

http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_300.html

For ESX 3.0.1:

http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_301.html

For ESX 3.0.2:

http://www.vmware.com/download/vi/vi3_patches_302.html

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Veee

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[Veee]

New DST Changes:

• New Zealand is extending their DST by three weeks starting this year (2007). DST will now be from last Sunday of September through first Sunday of April.

• Haiti no longer observes DST. The DST roll-forward and roll-back rules have been removed.

• Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) now switch at 02:00 local time, not at 00:00. They have also adopted the U.S. DST rules.

• Syria switched to summer time on March 29 this year.

• Honduras will not switch to DST this year.

[dmanconi]

Hi Tim

I sent you a private message with the details. Not that he sent out the email today saying the patches were available.

Cheers

[Veee]

Latest 2007 DTS changes for New Zealand, Haiti, Turks and Caicos Islands, Syria & Honduras:

Find info for ESX 3.0.x and ESX 2.x at the following KB:

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002316