The connectivity between Update Manager and public patch repositories must be limited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
VCENTER-000034	VCENTER-000034	VCENTER-000034_rule		Medium

Description
In a typical deployment, the Update Manager connects to public patch repositories on the Internet to download patches. This connection must be limited as much as possible to prevent access from the outside to the Update Manager system. Any channel to the Internet represents a threat.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-VCENTER-000034_chk )

Verify the Update Manager download source is not the Internet. To verify download settings, from the vSphere Client/vCenter Server system, click Update Manager under Solutions and Applications. On the Configuration tab, under Settings, click Download Settings. In the Download Sources pane, verify "Direct connection to Internet" is not selected. If "Direct connection to Internet" is configured, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-VCENTER-000034_fix)

To configure a Web server or local disk repository as a download source, from the vSphere Client/vCenter Server system, click Update Manager under Solutions and Applications. On the Configuration tab, under Settings, click Download Settings. In the Download Sources pane, select Use a shared repository. Enter the path or the URL to the shared repository. Click Validate URL to validate the path. Click Apply.