VMware vSphere™ PowerCLI Reference: Automating vSphere Administration

Chapter 13

Maintain Security in Your vSphere Environment

In this chapter, you will learn to:

• Install the vCenter Update ManagerPowerCLI Snap-in
• Work with Baselines
  • Creating a Baseline
  • Updating a Baseline
  • Attaching and Detaching Baselines
• Work with Upgrades and Patches
  • Scanning a Host
  • Staging Patches to a Host
  • Remediating a Host
  • Including Patching as Part of Host Deployment
  • Countering the Self-Aware Update Manager
• Report the Security Status
  • Understanding Datacenter Compliance
  • Implementing Specific Baseline Compliance
  • Implementing Required Patches

Whatever operating system or application the administrator is responsible for, it is always highly important to keep it up-to-date by applying software updates from the vendor. ESX(i) is no ...