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Chapter 3
Configuring VSX
In This Chapter
Overview 32
Working with VSX Gateways 32
Working with Virtual Systems 42
Working with Virtual Switches 51
Working with Virtual Routers 53
Working with Interface Definitions 60
Working with Authentication 63
Client/Session Authentication 66
Working with Network Address Translation 68
Tracking Activity with SmartView Monitor 69
Overview
This chapter explains how to provision, configure and manage a VSX virtual network environment. You use
the SmartDashboard to provision and configure Virtual systems and other virtual devices.
If you define or configure VSX objects in a Multi-Domain Security Management deployment: open the
SmartDashboard of the Domain Management Server that manages the virtual devices. The Multi-Domain
Security Management chapter ("Using VSX with Multi-Domain Security Management" on page 70) explains
these procedures.
To do the procedures explained in this chapter, the VSX gateway and the management servers (Security
Management Server or Multi-Domain Server) must be running. You should have already installed the GUI
clients (SmartDashboard or SmartDomain Manager) on the appropriate machines.
This chapter assumes that you are familiar with SmartDashboard and how to define standard Security
Gateway objects and security policies. Many virtual device and policy operations are equivalent to those for
physical Security Gateways. Therefore, these procedures are not presented in this Administration Guide.
Rules & Security Policies
Defining and installing security policies on a VSX gateway or Virtual System is the same as on a physical
Security Gateway. Therefore, these procedures are not presented in this Administration Guide.
Working with VSX Gateways
A VSX gateway is a physical machine that serves as a container for Virtual Systems and other virtual
network components. This section has step-by-step procedures for creating and configuring standalone VSX
gateways.
Creating a New VSX Gateway
This section explains how to create a new VSX gateway using the VSX Gateway Wizard. After you
complete the VSX Gateway Wizard, you can change the VSX gateway definition from SmartDashboard. For
example, you can add or delete interfaces, or configure existing interfaces to support VLANs.