Remote logging for ESXi hosts must be configured.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-OS-99999-ESXI5-000133	SRG-OS-99999-ESXI5-000133	SRG-OS-99999-ESXI5-000133_rule		Medium

Description
Remote logging to a central log host provides a secure, centralized store for ESXi logs. By gathering host log files onto a central host it can more easily monitor all hosts with a single tool. It can also do aggregate analysis and searching to look for such things as coordinated attacks on multiple hosts. Logging to a secure, centralized log server also helps prevent log tampering and also provides a long-term audit record.

Description

Remote logging to a central log host provides a secure, centralized store for ESXi logs. By gathering host log files onto a central host it can more easily monitor all hosts with a single tool. It can also do aggregate analysis and searching to look for such things as coordinated attacks on multiple hosts. Logging to a secure, centralized log server also helps prevent log tampering and also provides a long-term audit record.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-OS-99999-ESXI5-000133_chk )
Verify the vSphere Syslog Collector syslog host has been configured. From the vSphere Client: Select the host and click "Configuration >> Advanced Settings >> Syslog >> Global". Verify the 'Syslog.global.logHost' is set to the (site-specific) syslog server hostname. If the 'Syslog.global.logHost' is unconfigured, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-OS-99999-ESXI5-000133_fix)
Step 1: Verify the vSphere Syslog Collector syslog host has been configured. If not, install/enable the vSphere Syslog Collector. Step 2: From the vSphere Client: Select the host and click "Configuration >> Advanced Settings >> Syslog >> Global". Step 3: Set 'Syslog.global.logHost' to the syslog server hostname.