VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201608001
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VMware ESXi 5.5, Patch Release ESXi550-201608001

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Article ID: 337385

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: August 04, 2016

Important: Always upgrade vCenter Server to version 5.5 Update 3b or later before you update ESXi to ESXi 5.5 Patch [ESXi550-201608001] released on 08/04/2016 to avoid issues due to interoperability implication relating to SSLv3 disablement.

  • Support for SSLv3 protocol is disabled by default
    Note: In your vSphere environment, you need to update vCenter Server to vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3b or later before updating ESXi to ESXi 5.5 Patch [ESXi550-201608001] released on 08/04/2016. vCenter Server will not be able to manage ESXi 5.5 Patch [ESXi550-201608001] released on 08/04/2016, if you update ESXi before updating vCenter Server to version 5.5 Update 3b or later. For more information about the sequence in which vSphere environments need to be updated, refer KB 2057795.

    VMware highly recommends you to update ESXi hosts to ESXi 5.5 Patch [ESXi550-201608001] released on 08/04/2016 while managing them from vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3b or later.

    VMware does not recommend re-enabling SSLv3 due to POODLE vulnerability. If at all you need to enable SSLv3, you need to enable the SSLv3 protocol for all components. For more information, refer KB 2139396.

  • vSphere 5.5 Update 3e enables support for the TLS versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 for most of the vSphere components without breaking the previously supported compatibility or interoperability. See KB 2145818 for the list of supported TLS protocols.
  • New feature VMware Host Client is introduced.The VMware Host Client is an HTML5 client that is used to connect to and manage single ESXi hosts. For more information, see KB2145370 .
Download Filename:
ESXi550-201608001.zip
Build:

4179633

4179631 (Security only)

Download Size:
707.7 MB

md5sum:
034f5e8fec698eb3425af5ef671fef6a
sha1sum:
20da9dbadead2bf734b34caceabf4f0d942a03e8

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 IDCategorySeverityKnowledge Base Article
ESXi550-201608401-BGBug FixCritical2144361
ESXi550-201608402-BGBug FixImportant2144362
ESXi550-201608403-BGBug Fix Important2144364
ESXi550-201608404-BGBug FixImportant2145155
ESXi550-201608405-BGBug FixModerate2145370
ESXi550-201608101-SGSecurity FixImportant2144368
ESXi550-201608102-SGSecurity FixImportant2144370

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 NameKnowledge Base Article
ESXi-5.5.0-20160804001-standard
ESXi-5.5.0-20160804001-no-tools
ESXi-5.5.0-20160801001s-standard
ESXi-5.5.0-20160801001s-no-tools

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




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-5.5.0-20160804001-standard image profile, see KB 2144371.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20160804001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2144372.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20160801001s-standard image profile, see KB 2144373 .
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20160801001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2144374.


Deployment Considerations

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

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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