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Release Date: December 8, 2015 Important: Always upgrade vCenter Server to version 5.5 Update 3b before you update ESXi to ESXi 5.5 Update 3b to avoid issues due to interoperability implication relating to SSLv3 disablement. vCenter Server will not be able to manage ESXi 5.5 Update 3b hosts if you update the ESXi hosts before updating vCenter Server to version 5.5 Update 3b. VMware best practices states that the vCenter Server should be upgraded prior to upgrading the managed ESXi hosts. For more information, see After upgrading an ESXi 5.5 host to Update 3b and later, the host is no longer manageable by vCenter Server (2140304) For more information on the order in which to upgrade your vSphere environment, see Update sequence for VMware vSphere 5.5 and its compatible VMware products (2057795). For more information surrounding the SSLv3 disablement, refer to VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 3b Release Notes and VMware vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3b Release Notes. Download Filename:ESXi550-201512001.zip Build: 3248547 3247226 (Security-only) Download Size: 699.2 MBmd5sum: e32e1fddf82c4a9eeb0bd7c393a9aed2 sha1sum: 250dff68f1bec09ad849b2de9c07ec290cc71164 Host Reboot Required: Yes Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required: Yes BulletinsThis 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 ArticleESXi550-201512401-BGBug FixCritical2135436ESXi550-201512402-BGBug FixImportant2135792ESXi550-201512403-BGBug FixImportant2135793ESXi550-201512404-BGBug FixCritical2135794ESXi550-201512101-SGSecurityImportant2135795ESXi550-201512102-SGSecurityImportant2135796 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-5.5.0-20151204001-standard 2135797 ESXi-5.5.0-20151204001-no-tools 2135798 ESXi-5.5.0-20151201001s-standard 2135799 ESXi-5.5.0-20151201001s-no-tools 2135800 For information on patch and update classification, see KB 2014447.
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-5.5.0-20151204001-standard image profile, see KB 2135797.For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20151204001-no-tools image profile, see KB 2135798.For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20151201001s-standard image profile, see KB 2135799.For information about the issues fixed with the ESXi-5.5.0-20151201001s-no-tools image profile, see KB 2135800. 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.