VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201605001
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VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201605001

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Article ID: 338382

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Products

VMware vCenter Server VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: May 12, 2016


Download Filename:
ESXi600-201605001.zip
Build:
3825889
Download Size:
365.0 MB

md5sum:
3834c3bbb87e6c7f124d29cf7188ad3e
sha1checksum:
429fb33bfb863abd84ac90ca4bc2099e1b059107

Host Reboot Required: Yes

Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes

Bulletins

Bulletin ID

Category

Severity

Knowledge Base Article

ESXi600-201605401-BG
Bugfix
Critical

Image Profiles

Image Profile NameKnowledge Base Article
ESXi-6.0.0-20160504001-standard
ESXi-6.0.0-20160504001-no-tools

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


Environment

VMware vCenter Server 5.1.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x
VMware vSphere Update Manager 5.1.x
VMware vSphere Update Manager 5.5.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere Update Manager 5.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0

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-6.0.0-20160504001-standard image profile, see KB 2145070.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.0.0-20160504001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2145071.

Deployment Considerations

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

Note: Attempts to update to ESXi 6.0 Update 2 or higher using the vSphere Update Manager might fail with an error message similar to the following:

The host returns esxupdate error code:14. There is an error when resolving dependencies

For further details and workaround, see KB2144595.

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.

Additional Information

For translated versions of this article, see:
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