VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201612001

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: December 20 , 2016

Download Filename:

ESXi550-201612001.zip

Build:

4722766

4756874(Security-only)

Download Size:

516.5 MB

md5sum:

f05bc65e6a641daf8a3f0300076110a2

sha1sum:

04afffe74d328ba2d2b3fb814dd81654f8f3dedb

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 prior patch/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 bulletin IDs of security-only bulletins end with an “SG” suffix.

Bulletin ID	Category	Severity	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi550-201612401-BG	Bug Fix	Important	2147789
ESXi550-201612402-BG	Bug Fix	Important	2147790
ESXi550-201612101-SG	Security Fix	Important	2147791
ESXi550-201612102-SG	Security Fix	Important	2148194

Image Profiles

Starting with ESXi 5.0 Update 1, VMware patch and update releases contain general and security-only image profiles. Security-only image profiles are applicable to new security fixes only. No new bug fixes are included, but bug fixes from earlier patch/update releases are included.

The general release image profile supersedes the security-only profile. Application of the general release image profile applies to new security and bug fixes.

The security-only image profiles are identified with the additional "s" identifier in the image profile name.

Image Profile Name	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi-5.5.0-20161204001-standard	2147798
ESXi-5.5.0-20161204001-no-tools	2147799
ESXi-5.5.0-20161201001s-standard	2147792
ESXi-5.5.0-20161201001s-no-tools	2147795

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

An issue with the VMware Host Client interface has been identified that causes the hostd management agent to restart. For further details, see KB 2148979.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5

Resolution

Summaries and Symptoms

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-5.5.0-20160904001-standard image profile, see KB 2146845.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20160904001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2146846.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20160901001s-standard image profile, see KB 2146847 .
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20160901001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2146848.

Deployment Considerations

None beyond the required patch bundles and reboot information listed in the respective KB articles.

Note: If you plan to download or deploy the latest version of VMware Tools, see the VMware Tools release download page for more information.

Patch Download and Installation

The typical way to apply patches to ESXi hosts is through the VMware 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.

Additional Information

For translated versions of this article, see:

• 简体中文: VMware ESXi 5.5 修补程序版本 ESXi550-201609001 (2147438)