Ya está disponible para descarga la guía de seguridad o hardening guide de VMware vSphere 5.1, donde cubre los diferentes métodos de securización de los distintos componentes de nuestra infraestructura virtual. La guía está disponible en formato de hoja de cálculo de Excel, just like the format of the guide 5.0.

Guide download website: http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-22981

The guide applies to different profiles as a reference:

• Profile '1': Should only be implemented in high-security sites, e.g: government, military, safety, sensitive information…
• Profile '2': To be implemented in sites with sensitive information: places where strict regulations must be followed, handle sensitive information…
• Profile '3': This guide should be implemented in all sites.

The scope of action would be on:

• Virtual Machines
• ESXi Hosts
• Virtual Networks
• vCenter Server
• vSphere Web Client
• Single Sign On
• vCenter Server Appliance
• vCenter Update Manager

On this URL we have all the hardening guides available on VMware: http://vmware.com/go/securityguides