VMware ESXi 6.0, Patch Release ESXi600-201507001

Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Release Date: July 07, 2015

Download Filename:
ESXi600-201507001.zip

Build:
2809209
2809111 (security only)

Download Size:

700.4 MB

md5sum:

f668a9b5dee5b508eb2ba94a15d6c909

sha1checksum:

f5ea963ebbd25d399c52a305acc0ac80385313ff

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 earlier patch and 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
ESXi600-201507401-BG	Bugfix	Critical	2111983
ESXi600-201507402-BG	Bugfix	Important	2111984
ESXi600-201507403-BG	Bugfix	Critical	2117541
ESXi600-201507404-BG	Bugfix	Important	2117543
ESXi600-201507405-BG	Bugfix	Important	2117545
ESXi600-201507406-BG	Bugfix	Critical	2117546
ESXi600-201507407-BG	Bugfix	Critical	2117547
ESXi600-201507101-SG	Security	Important	2111990
ESXi600-201507102-SG	Security	Important	2117548

Image Profiles

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-6.0.0-20150704001-standard	2111985
ESXi-6.0.0-20150704001-no-tools	2111987
ESXi-6.0.0-20150701001s-standard	2111991
ESXi-6.0.0-20150701001s-no-tools	2111992

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-6.0.0-20150704001-standard image profile, see KB 2111985.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.0.0-20150704001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2111987.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.0.0-20150701001s-standard image profile, see KB 2111991.
For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-6.0.0-20150701001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2111992.

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 host fails to detect local disk after applying ESXi 6.0 patches ESXi600-201504001,ESXi600-201505001 and ESXi600-201507001 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.