Virtual machine requirements are not documented before creating a virtual machine.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15919	ESX1160	SV-16861r1_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Guest operating systems may require different resources depending on the server function. A database or email server will require more resources than a basic Windows Domain Controller. Therefore, proper planning is required to determine what servers will be built within the virtualization server environment. To properly create virtual machines within the virtualization server environment, a minimal list of requirements will be determined. These requirements are the amount of memory, amount of required disk space, the networking card assignment, required media, and proper disk mode to be used.

Description

Guest operating systems may require different resources depending on the server function. A database or email server will require more resources than a basic Windows Domain Controller. Therefore, proper planning is required to determine what servers will be built within the virtualization server environment. To properly create virtual machines within the virtualization server environment, a minimal list of requirements will be determined. These requirements are the amount of memory, amount of required disk space, the networking card assignment, required media, and proper disk mode to be used.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Policy	2016-05-03

Details

Check Text ( C-16275r1_chk )
Request a copy of the virtual machine requirements documentation. If no documentation exists, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-15873r1_fix)
Develop virtual machine requirements documentation.