Rsyslog must be configured to monitor and ship ESX Agent Manager log files.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256701 | VCEM-70-000029 | SV-256701r888659_rule | CCI-001348 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| ESX Agent Manager has a number of logs that must be offloaded from the originating system. This information can then be used for diagnostic, forensics, 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 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256701r888659_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# rpm -V VMware-visl-integration|grep vmware-services-eam.conf|grep "^..5......"
If the command returns any output, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60319r888658_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-eam.conf
Create the file if it does not exist.
Set the contents of the file as follows:
#eam.log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/eam/eam.log"
Tag="eam-main"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#eam web access logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/eam/web/localhost_access.log"
Tag="eam-access"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#eam jvm logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/eam/jvm.log.stdout"
Tag="eam-stdout"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/eam/jvm.log.stderr"
Tag="eam-stderr"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#eam catalina logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/eam/web/catalina.log"
Tag="eam-catalina"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#eam catalina localhost logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/eam/web/localhost.log"
Tag="eam-catalina"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#eam firstboot logs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/firstboot/eam_firstboot.py*.log"
Tag="eam-firstboot"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")