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The vCenter Server must disable or restrict the connectivity between vSAN Health Check and public Hardware Compatibility List by use of an external proxy server.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-243110 VCTR-67-000054 SV-243110r719573_rule Medium
Description
The vSAN Health Check is able to download the hardware compatibility list from VMware to check compliance against the underlying vSAN Cluster hosts. To ensure the vCenter server is not directly downloading content from the internet, this functionality must be disabled or, if this feature is necessary, an external proxy server must be configured.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-09

Details

Check Text ( C-46385r719571_chk )
If no clusters are enabled for vSAN, this is not applicable.

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters >> select the vCenter Server >> Configure >> vSAN >> Internet Connectivity.

If the HCL internet download is not required, verify that "Status" is disabled.

If the "Status" is enabled, this is a finding.

If the HCL internet download is required, verify that "Status" is enabled and a proxy host is configured.

If "Status" is enabled and a proxy is not configured, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-46342r719572_fix)
From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters >> vCenter Server >> Configure >> vSAN >> Internet Connectivity >> Edit.

If the HCL internet download is not required, ensure that "Status" is disabled.

If the HCL internet download is required, ensure that "Status" is enabled and a proxy host is appropriately configured.