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VMCH-70-000009 - Unauthorized CD/DVD devices must be disconnected on the virtual machine (VM).

Information

Ensure no device is connected to a virtual machine if it is not required. For example, floppy, serial, and parallel ports are rarely used for virtual machines in a data center environment, and CD/DVD drives are usually connected only temporarily during software installation.

Solution

From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to 'Edit Settings'.

Select the CD/DVD drive and uncheck 'Connected' and 'Connect at power on' and remove any attached ISOs.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-VM 'VM Name' | Get-CDDrive | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y25M01_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-256458r959010_rule, STIG-ID|VMCH-70-000009, Vuln-ID|V-256458

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 71670ac10a235fb5e494089bd41ab646033018f2f446ae2471cc42de12db5750