Rsyslog must be configured to monitor and ship Performance Charts log files.

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Group ID
Group Title
Version
Rule ID
Date
STIG Version
mediumV-256640SRG-APP-000358-WSR-000163VCPF-70-000030SV-256640r888411_rule2023-02-211

Description

Performance Charts produces several logs that must be offloaded from the originating system. This information can then be used for diagnostic purposes, forensics purposes, 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

ℹ️ Check

At the command prompt, run the following command: # rpm -V VMware-visl-integration|grep vmware-services-perfcharts.conf|grep "^..5......" If the command returns any output, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix

Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-perfcharts.conf Create the file if it does not exist. Set the contents of the file as follows: #stats input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/perfcharts/stats.log" Tag="perfcharts-stats" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #localhost_access_log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/perfcharts/localhost_access_log.txt" Tag="perfcharts-localhost_access" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #vmware-perfcharts-gc.log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts-gc.log.*.current" Tag="perfcharts-gc" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #vmware-perfcharts-runtime.log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts-runtime.log.std*" Tag="perfcharts-runtime" Severity="info" Facility="local0")