The NSX Manager must be configured to send logs to a central log server.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000515-NDM-000325, SRG-APP-000357-NDM-000293, SRG-APP-000516-NDM-000350

ID: SV-265348r994267_rule
Version: NMGR-4X-000087
Severity: High
References: CCI-001849 CCI-001851
Updated: about 2 months ago

Remediation Templates

To configure a profile to apply syslog servers to all NSX Manager nodes, do the following:

From the NSX Manager web interface, go to System >> Fabric >> Profiles >> Node Profiles.

Click "All NSX Nodes" and then under "Syslog Servers" click "Add".
Enter the syslog server details and choose "Information" for the log level and click "Add".

or

(Optional) From an NSX Manager shell, run the following command to clear any existing incorrect logging-servers:

> clear logging-servers

From an NSX Manager shell, run the following command to configure a udp/tcp syslog server:

> set logging-server <server-ip or server-name> proto <tcp or udp> level info

From an NSX Manager shell, run the following command to configure a TLS syslog server:

> set logging-server <server-ip or server-name> proto tls level info serverca ca.pem clientca ca.pem certificate cert.pem key key.pem

From an NSX Manager shell, run the following command to configure an LI-TLS syslog server:

> set logging-server <server-ip or server-name> proto li-tls level info serverca root-ca.crt

Note: If using the protocols TLS or LI-TLS to configure a secure connection to a log server, the server and client certificates must be stored in /image/vmware/nsx/file-store on each NSX-T Manager appliance.

The NSX Manager must be configured to send logs to a central log server.

Description

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure