VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201610001

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: Oct 17, 2016

Download Filename:
ESXi600-201610001.zip

Build:
4510822

Download Size:

366.5 MB

md5sum:

834a5d543c5b059daa7bedeb34c64f4f

sha1checksum:

edb061c7af236b569920f21b47dc7e65297431e6

Host Reboot Required: Yes

Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes

Bulletins

Bulletin ID	Category	Severity	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi600-201610410-BG	Bugfix	Important	2147329

Image Profiles

Image Profile Name	Knowledge Base Article
ESXi-6.0.0-20161004001-standard	2147330
ESXi-6.0.0-20161004001-no-tools	2147331

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

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0

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-6.0.0-20161004001-standard image profile, see KB 2147330.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.0.0-20161004001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2147331.

Deployment Considerations

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

Note: Before applying this patch on HP Proliant Gen 9 servers, see VMware ESXi 6.0 host fails to detect local disk after patching or applying Update 1 on HP Proliant Gen 9 servers (2120539).

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.