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gphalpin12
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DISA STIG Multiple Servers

Hello, I started a new position in an organization where it's necessary to apply DISA STIG items to harden ESXi hosts, vSphere, and VMs. We only have a handful of ESXi hosts and don't have vCenter. We manage each host individually via the vSphere client , which is a challenge in itself after working at an organization where I implemented and used vCenter. 

I have to add two more 5.5 hosts. I'm applying the applicable 5.0 STIGs because they don't have STIGs for 5.5. It is time consuming. I'd like to apply the settings to one host, back up its configuration, and then restore the config to the second host and just change the IP and hostname. Will that work or does someone have a better method of doing this? This is all new to me and quite challenging. I'd appreciate info on any tools others are using. I've searched around but there's not much. Thanks in advance.

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homerzzz
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Not knowing what settings you are applying, I would think Powershell (PowerCLI) would be a good way to automate this.

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