VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201709001

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: September 14, 2017

Download Filename:
ESXi550-201709001.zip

Build:

6480324

6480267(Security-only)

Download Size:

523.7 MB

md5sum:

af4c0c9ffe820664e7b58dfd6712c44f

sha1checksum:

a7e807d05fb400c1e1955602e4b3b32799101c70

Host Reboot Required: Yes

Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes

Bulletins

This release contains general and security-only bulletins. Security-only bulletins are applicable to new security fixes only. No new bug fixes are included, but bug fixes from earlier patch and update releases are included.

If the installation of all new security and bug fixes is required, you must apply all bulletins in this release. In some cases, the general release bulletin will supersede the security- only bulletin. This is not an issue as the general release bulletin contains both the new security and bug fixes.

The security-only bulletins are identified by bulletin IDs that end in "SG".

Bulletin ID	Category	Severity	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi550-201709401-BG	Bugfix	Important	2150883
ESXi550-201709402-BG	Bugfix	Important	2150884
ESXi550-201709101-SG	Security	Critical	2150876
ESXi550-201709102-SG	Security	Important	2150878
ESXi550-201709103-SG	Security	Important	2150879

Image Profiles

VMware patch and update releases contain general and critical image profiles.
Application of the general release image profile applies to new bug fixes.

Image Profile Name	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi-5.5.0-20170904001-standard	2150885
ESXi-5.5.0-20170904001-no-tools		ESXi-5.5.0-20170901001s-standard	2150880
ESXi-5.5.0-20170901001s-no-tools	2150881

For information on patch and update classification, see KB 2014447.

Resolution

This patch release contains the bug fixes for ESXi. For more information, see the KB articles for the individual bulletins.

For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20170904001-standard image profile, see KB 2150885.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20170904001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2150886.

For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20170901001s-standard image profile, see KB 2150880.

For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20170901001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2150881.

Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information listed above.

Patch Download and Installation

The typical way to apply patches to ESXi hosts is through the VMware vSphere Update Manager. For details, see the Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager.

ESXi hosts can be updated by manually downloading the patch ZIP file from the VMware download page and installing the VIB by using the esxcli software vib command. Additionally, the system can be updated using the image profile and the esxcli software profile command. For details, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Concepts and Examples and the vSphere Upgrade Guide.