I agree. On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 4:43 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> wrote:
> Microsoft won’t answer that question for you. It isn’t their problem. > > > > You’ll need to contact VMware. > > > > *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. > myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Charles F Sullivan > *Sent:* Thursday, January 11, 2018 4:24 PM > *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Proof of ESXi Patch Compatibility > > > > I have a bit of a silly dilemma. We have a bunch of ESXi 6.x hosts and the > VMware patch ESXi600-201711101-SG is being applied to them as a temporary > measure until the hardware vendors have a firmware update. Our director is > insisting that I get confirmation from Microsoft that Windows 2008 – 2016 > VMs are compatible with that. > > > > Being that there are literally millions of Windows VMs running on ESXi 6, > this seems to be implied. Has anyone come across anything that would attest > to VMware’s patches for Meltdown/Spectre being compatible with Windows > Server VMs? He wanted me to open a case with MS, but I’m afraid that will > be a waste of time. > > > > I’ve post on the Technet Security Forum, but I don’t expect much from > that. I may try contacting VMware, but meanwhile I figured I’d give this a > shot. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Charlie Sullivan > > Sr. Windows Systems Administrator > -- Charlie Sullivan Sr. Windows Systems Administrator Boston College 197 Foster St. Room 367 Brighton, MA 02135 617-552-4318
