Kia Ora team
I have built up an esxi 4 host onto a basic piece of hardware i had lying around, as you do!
I'm wanting to open up some firewall ports on the host. From the VC client (host configuration) Security Profile tab, then select properties, i can not tick all of the incoming and outgoing ports i require. Also the esxcfg-firewall command is missing, even when i utilise a VMware UMA to pass RCI commands to the host, that one doesn't seem to be available. ?:|
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On esx 3.5 or esx 4, i would use the host configuration SecurityProfile tab, select properties, click the appropriate ports in and out and done. This functionality appears to have moved/missing?
Also of weirdness is i have another esxi 4 install that does have the settings showing correctly underneath the Securityh Profile|Properties tab.? (attachment "..-nzwlg-pile2.png")
All assistance greatly appreciated and have an excellent week! 😃
ESXi doesn't have much exposed in terms of services. Any software tools you want to use must specifically support ESXi.
ESXi does not have a firewall. ESX does but not ESXi. If your ESXi host is exposed you need to add an external firewall.
Hi.
thanks for the reply. That conclusion was where my thinking was going, until i looked up the Security Profile on my other ESXi 4 host and all of those 'firewall' ports as a service were available. left me confused, hence my query to the community.
so configuring of ports and the like if the host and a VC have a firewall, would be as per the documentation. But since its an ESXi 4 host you don't have to do anything in the security profile for VMUM, or say COMVAULT or any other product ports?
ESXi doesn't have much exposed in terms of services. Any software tools you want to use must specifically support ESXi.