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I just got setup on Skyline and after the initial scan it gives me a bunch of Critical Alerts.  Most, if not all say that the recommendation is to upgrade to version 5.5 but the problem is I'm already of 6.7. .  Any explanations or ideas?  

Thank you, Perry
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larstr
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Super6VCA,

That error message does not indicate that you should upgrade to 5.5. It says you're running a scheduler that it vulnerable to Spectre/Meltdown. Mitigation from this vulnerability requires atleast version 5.5. However since changing scheduler has a performance impact it's not enabled by default.

Please see the following article to learn about your options for mitigating this vulnerability:

VMware response to ‘L1 Terminal Fault - VMM’ (L1TF - VMM) Speculative-Execution vulnerability in Int...

Lars

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AjayChananaVMwa
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Hello Super6VCA​,

The recommendation may include upgrade of several host versions. please check if there are any patches recommended for 6.7.

Also share the finding id which you are refferring to?

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Ajay Chanana
Skyline Support Moderator
MCSE-2003/2008|RHCA|VCP-5/6/VCAP-6
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Here is the version that all 7 of my hosts are on. (VMware ESXi, 6.7.0, 10302608).   Attached are the errors that i see in my dashboard.   Thanks for the help. 

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AjayChananaVMwa
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Hi Super6VCA​,

Please provide your collector details in below form, so we are help you better.

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Sincerely,
Ajay Chanana
Skyline Support Moderator
MCSE-2003/2008|RHCA|VCP-5/6/VCAP-6
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Super6VCA
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DONE!

Thank you, Perry
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larstr
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Super6VCA,

That error message does not indicate that you should upgrade to 5.5. It says you're running a scheduler that it vulnerable to Spectre/Meltdown. Mitigation from this vulnerability requires atleast version 5.5. However since changing scheduler has a performance impact it's not enabled by default.

Please see the following article to learn about your options for mitigating this vulnerability:

VMware response to ‘L1 Terminal Fault - VMM’ (L1TF - VMM) Speculative-Execution vulnerability in Int...

Lars

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Super6VCA
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DONE!

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Super6VCA
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larstr,

I get that message but curious about all of them and why the corrective action says that it is addressed in a version that is lower that what i have installed.  All the critical messages say that.  That is the confusion. This is a new setup for me.  Thanks for the reply.

Thank you, Perry
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Perry,

I agree that the recommendation of "Upgrade" is misleading. Changing scheduler is more of a configuration issue if you're already at a supported version (you are).

Lars

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