Virtual switches are not labeled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-15812	ESX0230	SV-16751r1_rule		Medium

Description
Virtual switches within the ESX Server require a field for the name of the switch. This label is important since it serves as a functional descriptor for the switch, just as physical switches require a hostname. Labeling virtual switches will indicate the function or the IP subnet of the virtual switch. For instance, labeling the virtual switch as “internal” or some variation will indicate that the virtual switch is only for internal networking between virtual machines private virtual switch with no physical network adapters bound to it.

Description

Virtual switches within the ESX Server require a field for the name of the switch. This label is important since it serves as a functional descriptor for the switch, just as physical switches require a hostname. Labeling virtual switches will indicate the function or the IP subnet of the virtual switch. For instance, labeling the virtual switch as “internal” or some variation will indicate that the virtual switch is only for internal networking between virtual machines private virtual switch with no physical network adapters bound to it.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Virtual Center	2016-05-03

Details

Check Text ( C-16100r1_chk )
To check to see if virtual switches have labels, perform the following within VirtualCenter: 1. Log into VirtualCenter with the VI Client and select the ESX server from the inventory panel. The hardware configuration page for this server appears. 2. Click the Configuration tab, and click Networking. Ensure that all virtual switches have a label. If they do not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-15765r1_fix)
Label all virtual switches.