You can view information about the patches, extensions, and upgrades included in a baseline or a baseline group.

For information about the different compliance statuses that an update might have, see Compliance Statuses of Updates.

Prerequisites

Procedure

  1. In the vSphere Client, navigate to a single ESXi host, cluster, or a valid container object.
  2. On the Updates tab, select Hosts > Baselines.
  3. In the Attached Baselines and Baseline Groups pane, select a baseline.
    A new pane appears below the Attached Baselines and Baseline Groups pane. Depending on the selected object, the bottom pane might contain information about the updates and ESXi images in the baseline that you select. If the selected object is a container for ESXi hosts, the bottom pane shows the compliance of each ESXi in the container object against the selected baseline.
    Baseline Type Available Information
    Patch The bottom pane contains a table that lists all patches in the baseline. For each update, you can see the following information.
    • Update Name
    • Update ID

      The update ID is a vendor-assigned identification code of the patch.

    • Status

      The Status column shows the compliance status of the update.

    • Severity
    • Category
    • Impact

      The Impact column displays the actions that you must take to install the update. For example, rebooting the system or putting the host in maintenance mode.

    • ESXi Version
    Upgrade The bottom pane displays the following information.
    • ESXi Version
    • Build
    • Status

      The Status column shows the compliance status of the update.

    • Release Date
    • Vendor
    • Details
    • Release Notes
    • Acceptance Level

      ESXi images can be either Signed or Unsigned, which indicates their level of acceptance by VMware.

      The software packages included in ESXi images might have any of the following acceptance levels.

      VMware Certified
      The package has gone through a rigorous certification program that verifies the functionality of the feature, and is signed by VMware with a private key. VMware provides customer support for these packages.
      VMware Accepted
      The package has gone through a less rigorous acceptance test program that only verifies that the package does not destabilize the system, and is signed by VMware with a private key. The test regimen does not validate the proper functioning of the feature. VMware support hands off support calls directly to the partner.
      Partner Supported
      The partner has signed an agreement with VMware and has demonstrated a sound test methodology. VMware provides a signed private/public key pair to the partner to use for self-signing their packages. The VMware support team redirects support calls directly to the partner.
      Community Supported
      The package is either unsigned or signed by a key that is not cross-signed by VMware. VMware does not provide support for the package. For support, customers must either use the community or contact the author of the package.
    Extension
    • Update Name
    • Update ID

      The update ID is a vendor-assigned identification code of the extension.

    • Status

      The Status column shows the compliance status of the update.

    • Severity
    • Category
    • Impact

      The Impact column displays the actions that you must take to install the update. For example, rebooting the system or putting the host in maintenance mode.

    • ESXi Version
    Baseline Group To view information about the patches, extension, and ISO images in a baseline group, select the respective tab in the bottom pane.
    • Click Baselines for information about the baselines that a baseline group contains.
    • Click ISO for information about the ESXi image that a baseline group contains.
    • Click Updates for information about the patches and extensions that the baseline group contains.