Host image profile acceptance level must be PartnerSupported or higher

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

v=$(esxcli software acceptance get 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
case "$v" in VMwareCertified|VMwareAccepted|PartnerSupported) echo compliant ;; *) echo "acceptance level: $v" ;; esac

Expected output

compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

To verify the host image profile acceptance level perform the following: 1. From the vSphere Web Client, select the host. 2. Click Configure, then under System select Security Profile. 3. Under Host Image Profile Acceptance Level select Edit 4. In the dropdown select one of the following - VMware Certified, VMware Accepted, or Partner Supported. To implement the recommended configuration state, run the following PowerCLI command (in the example code, the level is Partner Supported): # Set the Software AcceptanceLevel for each host<span> Foreach ($VMHost in Get-VMHost ) { $ESXCli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost $VMHost $ESXCli.software.acceptance.Set("PartnerSupported") }

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

tmaegis scan --target vmware