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VMCH-06-000030 - The system must disconnect unauthorized parallel devices.

Information

Ensure that 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 datacenter environment, and CD/DVD drives are usually connected only temporarily during software installation.

Solution

The VM must be powered off in order to remove a parallel device.

From the vSphere Client select the Virtual Machine right click and go to Edit Settings. Select the parallel device and click remove then OK.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMware_vSphere_6-0_Virtual_Machine_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-64097, Rule-ID|SV-78587r1_rule, STIG-ID|VMCH-06-000030, Vuln-ID|V-64097

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: e5a1a4c009500a511b06c06f0b7861d09160e0d17adabba964515590ed0d6e6c