
Click 'Edit' in 'Lockdown Mode' and enable ('Normal' or 'Strict'). Satisfies: SRG-OS-0000280, SRG-OS-0001220 Solution From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure > System > Security Profile. By forcing all interaction to occur through vCenter Server, the risk of someone inadvertently attaining elevated privileges or performing tasks that are not properly audited is greatly reduced. This is done to ensure the roles and access controls implemented in vCenter are always enforced and users cannot bypass them by logging on to a host directly.

Information Enabling Lockdown Mode disables direct access to an ESXi host, requiring the host to be managed remotely from vCenter Server.
