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VMware ESXi 5.0, Patch ESXi500-Update02: VMware ESXi 5.0 Complete Update 2 (2033751)

Details

Release Date: December 20, 2012

Download Filename:
update-from-esxi5.0-5.0_update02.zip
 
Build:
914586
912577 (Security-only)
 
Download Size:
579 MB

md5sum:
ab8f7f258932a39f7d3e7877787fd198
sha1sum:
b65bacab4e38cf144e223cff4770501b5bd23334

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 security-only bulletins are identified by bulletin IDs that end in “SG”.

 

Bulletin ID Category Severity Knowledge Base Article
ESXi500-201212101-SG
Security
Important
ESXi500-201212102-SG
Security
Moderate
ESXi500-201212201-UG
Bugfix
Critical
ESXi500-201212202-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212203-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212204-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212205-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212206-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212207-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212208-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212209-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212210-UG
Bugfix
Important
ESXi500-201212211-UG
Bugfix
Important


 

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-5.0.0-20121201001s-standard
ESXi-5.0.0-20121201001s-no-tools
ESXi-5.0.0-20121202001-standard
ESXi-5.0.0-20121202001-no-tools

 

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


Solution

Summaries and Symptoms

This patch release contains the bug fixes for ESXi. For more information, see the KB articles for the individual bulletins.
 
For more information on the issues fixed with the: 
  • ESXi-5.0.0-20121201001s-standard image profile, see KB 2033770.
  • ESXi-5.0.0-20121201001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2033771.
  • ESXi-5.0.0-20121202001-standard image profile, see KB 2033764.
  • ESXi-5.0.0-20121202001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2033765.

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.

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