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ESXI5-VMNET-000021 - vMotion traffic must be isolated

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Information

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Solution

To create a vMotion vSwitch from the vSphere Client/vCenter, select the ESXi host, and select the configuration tab. In the hardware panel, select Networking; click the Add Network link; choose VMKernel and click next; select the desired NIC(s). In the port groups dialog box type a name, (example: 'vMotion'). Next, select the 'use this port group for vMotion' and set the IP address and subnet mask and gateway where/as required

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_ESXi5_Server_V1R10_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-39378, Rule-ID|SV-51236r1_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI5-VMNET-000021, Vuln-ID|V-39378

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: b1216359ec3168ce02d8983a9974b3704578c6e38862b87066d3510b97f92844