Detections
Analytics
VCPF-70-000030 - Rsyslog must be configured to monitor and ship Performance Charts log files.
Information
Performance Charts produces several logs that must be offloaded from the originating system. This information can then be used for diagnostic purposes, forensics purposes, or other purposes relevant to ensuring the availability and integrity of the hosted application.Satisfies: SRG-APP-000358-WSR-000163, SRG-APP-000125-WSR-000071
Solution
Navigate to and open:/etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-perfcharts.conf
Create the file if it does not exist.
Set the contents of the file as follows:
#stats
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/perfcharts/stats.log'
Tag='perfcharts-stats'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
#localhost_access_log
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/perfcharts/localhost_access_log.txt'
Tag='perfcharts-localhost_access'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
#vmware-perfcharts-gc.log
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts-gc.log.*.current'
Tag='perfcharts-gc'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
#vmware-perfcharts-runtime.log
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts-runtime.log.std*'
Tag='perfcharts-runtime'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y23M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
References: 800-53|AU-4(1), 800-53|AU-9(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001348, CCI|CCI-001851, Rule-ID|SV-256640r888411_rule, STIG-ID|VCPF-70-000030, Vuln-ID|V-256640
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: eb673a06960eee8ffdd2efb6ba9585b0192b0db80e91c167130a6f862c008e52