You have just installed an ESXi 6.x Host. As part of your company security regulations, a security banner must be presented on the console of the host. How can this action be accomplished?

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A. Configure the Advanced Settings > Annotations screen of the ESXi host. The ESXi security/consent banner is configured via the host's Advanced System Settings, where the Annotations section contains the key (such as Config.Etc.issue) used to store the banner text. Setting this key causes the message to appear on the ESXi console and DCUI login screen. This approach satisfies regulatory requirements for pre-login warning banners without requiring DCUI or vCenter-level global configuration.

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B. This is configured from the Direct Console User Interface configuration menu. The DCUI configuration menu does not expose an option for setting a custom security banner message; banner content is managed through the vSphere Client's Advanced System Settings.

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C. It is not possible to configure a security banner for the ESXi host. Configuring a security banner on ESXi is fully supported functionality, making this answer factually incorrect.

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D. From vCenter Server, this setting is configured globally in the vCenter Server configuration. The ESXi console security banner is configured per-host in that host's Advanced System Settings, not as a global vCenter Server configuration.

You have just installed an ESXi 6.x Host. As part of your company security regulations, a security banner must be presented on the console of the host. How can this action be accomplished?

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