Hardening the host via Console
The ESXi console is very straightforward and provides easy keyboard navigation to access basic options. The most common use of the console is to configure the management network so that the host can be accessed from the network by vCenter and directly by the vSphere client management tool.
There are two primary areas to be highlighted with regard to security:
- Troubleshooting mode
- Lockdown mode
Getting ready
ESXi 5.5 must be installed on the physical host, and we must have direct access available to the keyboard and monitor in order to proceed with the local console steps. ESXi is part of the vSphere 5.5 download file and can be found at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=vsphere-55.
How to do it…
Perform the ...
Get VMware vSphere Security Cookbook now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
