CIS VMware ESXi 5.1 V1.0.1 L1

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-CFFD9157-FC17-440D-BDB4-E16FD447A1BA.html Solution 1. From the Web or vSphere Clients.2. Configure the Port Mirror destination interfaces to be correct.3. Edit...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-96210743-0C17-4AE9-89FC-76778EC9D06E.html Solution To implement the recommended configuration state, run the following PowerCLIcommand-# Set the vCenter Password Expiration Value to...

Details CHAP (Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol) requires both Client and Host to know the secret (Password) to establish connection. When setting...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-F48903DA-8A66-47C7-9796-CD12339B2164.html Solution Perform the following-1. Login to the ESXi shell as a user with administrator privileges.2. Open /etc./pam.d/passwd3. Locate...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.update_manager.doc/GUID-EF6BEE4C-4583-4A8C-81B9-5B074CA2E272.html Solution Leverage the VMware Update Manager to test and apply patches as they become available. Impact-VMs must be...

Details Limit informational messages from the virtual machine to the VMX file to avoid filling the datastore and causing a...

Details http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2015407 Solution To implement the recommended configuration state, run the following PowerCLIcommand-# Add the setting to all VMsGet-VM |...

Details Confirm that dvfilter API is not configured if not is use. If you are using virtual security appliances that...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-392ADDE9-FD3B-49A2-BF64-4ACBB60EB149.html Solution To check for SSH keys added to the authorized_keys file-1. Logon to the ESXi shell as root...

Details http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-EA78AD26-F099-4136-9EA6-AD60626D3EF7.html Solution 1. From the Web or vSphere Clients.2. Verify that Port Mirror destination interfaces are correct.3. Edit the...