Security Patch for VMware vCenter Server 6.5 b

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: March 14, 2017

Third Party Product fixes (For example: JRE, tcServer). This patch is applicable for vCenter Server for Windows, Platform Services Controller for Windows, and vSphere Update Manager.

Note: This patch updates only the JRE version to 1.8.0_121.

Resolution

For vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller for Windows

Download Filename	VMware-VIMPatch-T-6.5.0-5178943.iso
Build	5178943
Download Size	40.9 MB
md5sum	be96029c42cf969f5b2cb543d12a450a
sha1checksum	1688bc5b3e9c28ecf5fe519a0e7ff2c7fe418c99

These vCenter Server components depend on JRE and have to be patched:

• Platform Services Controller
• Management Service Controller
• vSphere Update Manager

Download and Installation

You can download this patch by navigating to the VMware Patch Download Center and selecting VC from the Search by Product drop-down menu.

VIMPATCH package provides an autorun with Patch All button.

1. Mount the VMware-VIMPatch-T-6.5.0-5178943.iso to the system where the vCenter Server component is installed.

2. Double-click ISO_mount_directory/autorun.exe

   vCenter Server Java Components Update wizard opens.

3. Click Patch All.

   When you double-click the Patch All button, patches are applied to the existing products by launching the corresponding Windows installer packages. Autorun displays the patch results at the end.

Note:

• During the patch process, the Management Software undergoes a downtime as the patch restarts the services.
• vSphere Update Manager activities like Remediation of Hosts etc., are not supported while patching vSphere Update Manager.
• Systems where all vCenter Server components exist on a single system (Simple Install system), VIMPATCH can be applied only once to update all components. On a distributed system, you need to patch the components on each system individually.

For more information see, Update the Java Components with VIMPatch.

For more information see, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/8u121-relnotes-3315208.html.

Note: The preceding link was correct as of March 14, 2017. If you find the link is broken, provide a feedback and a VMware Employee will update the link.

This deliverable can be used to update the JRE version of vCenter Server 6.5 and vSphere Update Manager 6.5.