CIS VMware ESXi 5.1 V1.0.1 L1

Details http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1032051 http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2003042 Solution To implement the recommended configuration state, run the following ESXi shellcommand-# Configure remote Dump Collector Serveresxcli...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.hostprofiles.doc/GUID-78BB234A-D735-4356-9CCF-19DD55DB8060.html Solution Perform the following-1. Configure a reference ESXi host with the desired configuration and use the host tocreate...

Details NTP(Network Time Protocol) synchronization should be configured and enabled on each VMware ESXi host. Verify that the NTP time...

Details http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1033696 Solution Perform the following-1. Logon to the ESXi shell.2. Run ‘ls -al /’ to verify/scratch is not linked...

Details NOTE: Update LOG_HOST to the appropriate value for the local environment. Solution Perform the following-1. Install/Enable a syslog host...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-DD4322FF-3DC4-4716-8819-6688938F99D7.html Solution To implement the recommended configuration state, run the following ESXi shellcommand-# /etc/init.d/[SERVICE] STOP Impact-Only systems in the...

Details Create at least one named user account and use this account in lieu of a shared ‘root’ account. *Rationale*...

Details http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2004746 Solution Perform the following-1. From the vSphere web client select the host.2. Select ‘Manage’ -> ‘Security Profile’.3. Scroll...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-0EF83EA7-277C-400B-B697-04BDC9173EA3.html Solution To implement the recommended configuration state, run the following ESXi shellcommand-vim-cmd proxysvc/remove_service ‘/mob’ ‘httpsWithRedirect’Note- You cannot disable...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-12E27BF3-3769-4665-8769-DA76C2BC9FFE.html Solution Perform the following-1. From the vSphere web client select the host.2. Select ‘Manage’ -> ‘Security Profile’.3. Scroll...