Patch for VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0a

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: February 02, 2017

IMPORTANT: vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 builds have been removed as of November 14, 2017 due to a deployment-impacting issue. This issue does not impact Windows installed vCenter Servers. To resolve this issue, you must upgrade to vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.0f or vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 Update 1c, or later. For more information, see KB 51124.

Patch for vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 contains VMware software fixes, security fixes and Third Party Product fixes (e.g. JRE, tcServer, and SLES OS components). This patch is applicable for vCenter Server Appliance and Platform Services Controller Appliance.

Resolution

For vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller Appliances

Download Filename	VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.5.0.5200-4944578-patch-FP.iso
Build	4944578
Download Size	1679.6 MB
md5sum	037e983a5d799ca0e4604b03eb07576f
sha1checksum	9850de443076d04e49528106ca65b1008bb4f027

 

Download and Installation

You can download this patch by going to the VMware Patch Download Center and choosing VC from the Search by Product drop down.

1. Attach VMware-vCenter-Server-Appliance-6.5.0.5200-4944578-patch-FP.iso file to vCenter Server Appliance
2. Go to command prompt and run the commands given below:
   1. To stage ISO:
      software-packages stage --iso
   2. To see the staged content:
      software-packages list --staged
   3. To install the staged rpms:
      software-packages install --staged

For more information on patching the vCenter Server Appliance, see Patching the vCenter Server Appliance

For more information on staging patches, see Stage Patches to vCenter Server Appliance

For more information on installing patches, see Install vCenter Server Appliance Patches

For more information about this patch see vCenter Server 6.5.0a Release Notes.

For more information on patching using the Appliance Management Interface, see Patching the vCenter Server Appliance by Using the Appliance Management Interface.