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ESXi: esxi-8.deactivate-mob

Information

The ESXi Managed Object Browser (MOB) must be deactivated. Services which are not in use and are non-essential for operations should be deactivated.

Solution

Get-VMHost -Name $ESXi | Get-AdvancedSetting Config.HostAgent.plugins.solo.enableMob | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value False

See Also

https://github.com/vmware/vcf-security-and-compliance-guidelines/raw/refs/heads/main/security-configuration-hardening-guide/vsphere/8.0/

Item Details

Audit Name: VMware vSphere Security Configuration and Hardening Guide

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CCI|CCI-000381

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 3d9d991cffd52f1a0d9b43ed756c21c70d50f1f34a5f700f20533b26e4e1d103

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