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”.
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.
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 information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.1.0-20121204001-standard image profile, see KB 2035779. For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.1.0-20121204001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2035780. For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.0.0-20120901001s-standard image profile, see KB 2035783. For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.1.0-20121201001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2035784.
