The supported operating system, database, and hardware for the vCenter Server must all be maintained.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
VCENTER-000028	VCENTER-000028	VCENTER-000028_rule		High

Description
The VMware vCenter Server is a Windows-based OS application and must reside on a supported version of Windows.

STIG	Date
VMware vCenter Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-VCENTER-000028_chk )
VMware vSphere documentation is extensive and therefore cannot be duplicated here for all possible combinations. VMware's website "www.vmware.com" maintains a section "VMware vSphere Documentation", where all of this information is readily available in HTML and PDF formats. OS and databases currently supported by vCenter Server include: Windows server 2008 and later, Oracle 10g R2 and later, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and later, and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and later. Verify vCenter Server is running on supported: OS - For vCenter Server OS compatibility, select the latest version of the "vCenter Server and Host Management Guide", and view vSphere Installation and Setup >> System Requirements >> vCenter Server Software Requirements. Hardware - For vCenter Server OS compatibility, select the latest version of the "vCenter Server and Host Management Guide", and view vSphere Installation and Setup >> System Requirements >> ESXi Hardware Requirements. Database - For vCenter Server OS compatibility, select the latest version of the "vCenter Server and Host Management Guide", and view vSphere Installation and Setup >> System Requirements >> vCenter Server Software Requirements. If the vCenter Server is running while using an unsupported Operating System, hardware platform or database application, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-VCENTER-000028_chk )

VMware vSphere documentation is extensive and therefore cannot be duplicated here for all possible combinations. VMware's website "www.vmware.com" maintains a section "VMware vSphere Documentation", where all of this information is readily available in HTML and PDF formats. OS and databases currently supported by vCenter Server include: Windows server 2008 and later, Oracle 10g R2 and later, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and later, and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and later.

Verify vCenter Server is running on supported:
OS - For vCenter Server OS compatibility, select the latest version of the "vCenter Server and Host Management Guide", and view vSphere Installation and Setup >> System Requirements >> vCenter Server Software Requirements.
Hardware - For vCenter Server OS compatibility, select the latest version of the "vCenter Server and Host Management Guide", and view vSphere Installation and Setup >> System Requirements >> ESXi Hardware Requirements.
Database - For vCenter Server OS compatibility, select the latest version of the "vCenter Server and Host Management Guide", and view vSphere Installation and Setup >> System Requirements >> vCenter Server Software Requirements.

If the vCenter Server is running while using an unsupported Operating System, hardware platform or database application, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-VCENTER-000028_fix)
Using the latest vendor documentation as a guide, migrate the Vmware vCenter Server to a supported hardware, Operating System, and database architecture.