
vShield Quick Start Guide
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VMwareESX4.0Update1orlaterforeachserver
Table 2‐3liststheESXandESXiversionsthatarecompatiblewiththisversionofvShield.
VMarevCloudDirector1.0
Table 2‐4liststhevCloudDirectorversionsthatarecompatiblewiththisversionofvShield.
Client and User Access
PCwiththeVMwarevSphereClient
Permissionstoaddandpoweronvirtualmachines
Accesstothedatastorewhereyoustorevirtualmachinefiles,andtheaccountpermissionstocopyfilesto
thatdatastore
EnablecookiesonyourWebbrowsertoaccessthevShieldManageruserinterface
ConnecttothevShieldManagerusingoneofthefollowingsupportedWebbrowsers:
InternetExplorer6.xandlater
MozillaFirefox1.xandlater
Safari1.xor2.x
Deployment Considerations
ConsiderthefollowingrecommendationsandrestrictionsbeforeyoudeployvShieldcomponents.
Preparing Virtual Machines for vShield Protection
YoumustdeterminehowtoprotectyourvirtualmachineswithvShield.Considerthefollowingquestions:
How Are My Virtual Machines Grouped?
YoumightconsidermovingvirtualmachinestoportgroupsonavDSoradifferentESXhosttogroupvirtual
machinesbyfunction,department,orotherorganizationalneedtoimprovesecurityandeaseconfigurationof
accessrules.YoucaninstallvShieldEdgeattheperimeterofanyportgrouptoisolate
virtualmachinesfrom
theexternalnetwork.YoucaninstallavShieldApponanESXhostandconfigurefirewallpoliciesper
containerresourcetoenforcerulesbasedonthehierarchyofresources.
Are My Virtual Machines Still Protected if I vMotion Them to Another ESX Host?
Yes,ifyouinstallavShieldApponeachESXhostinacluster,youcanmigratemachinesbetweenhostswithout
weakeningthesecurityposture.vShieldAppinstancescannotbemigratedtootherhosts,thuseachinstance
maintainsstateforexistingsessions.
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OTEvShieldEndpointrequiresESX4.1orlater.
Table 2-3. Supported ESX and ESXi Versions
ESX or ESXi Release Build Number
4.0Update1 208167
4.1GA 260247
Table 2-4. Supported vCloud Director Versions
vCloud Director Release Build Number
1.0 285979
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