6.3

Alert Definition Symptom Recommendations
ESXi Host is violating vSphere 5.5
Hardening Guide.
n
Active directory authentication
disabled OR
n
Non-compliant NTP service
startup policy OR
n
SSH service is running OR
n
NTP service stopped OR
n
Non-compliant timeout value for
automatically disabling local and
remote shell access OR
n
vSphere Authentication Proxy
not used for password protection
when adding ESXi hosts to active
directory OR
n
Persistent logging disabled OR
n
Bidirectional CHAP for iSCSI
trac disabled OR
n
Non-compliant rewall seing to
restrict access to NTP client OR
n
NTP server for time
synchronization not congured
OR
n
Non-compliant ESXi Shell service
startup policy OR
n
Non-compliant rewall seing to
restrict access to SNMP server
OR
n
ESXi Shell service is running OR
n
Non-compliant DCUI service
startup policy OR
n
Dvlter bind IP address
congured OR
n
Non-compliant SSH service
startup policy OR
n
DCUI service is running OR
n
Non-compliant idle time before
an interactive shell is
automatically logged out OR
n
Non-compliant DCUI access user
list OR
n
Remote syslog is not enabled
Fix the vSphere 5.5 Hardening Guide
Rules Violations according to the
recommendations in the vSphere5
Hardening Guide
vSphere Distributed Port Group
The vCenter adapter provides alert denitions that generate alerts on the vSphere Distributed Port objects in
your environment.
Health/Critical
These alert denitions have the following impact and criticality information.
Impact
Health
Criticality
Critical
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