Setup guide

Preparing for Installation 2
This chapter provides an overview of the prerequisites for successful vShield installation.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“System Requirements,” on page 13
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“Ports Required for vShield Communication,” on page 14
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“Deployment Considerations,” on page 15
System Requirements
Before you install vShield in your vCenter Server environment, consider your network configuration and
resources. You can install one vShield Manager per vCenter Server, one vShield App or one vShield
Endpoint per ESX™ host, and multiple vShield Edge instances per datacenter.
Hardware
Table 2‑1. Hardware Requirements
Component Minimum
Memory
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vShield Manager: 8GB allocated, 3GB reserved
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vShield App: 1GB allocated, 1 GB reserved
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vShield Edge Compact: 256 MB, Large and Quad Large: 1 GB, X-Large: 8 GB
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vShield Data Security: 512 MB
Disk Space
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vShield Manager: 60 GB
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vShield App: 5 GB per vShield App per ESX host
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vShield Edge Compact: 300 MB, Large, Quad Large, and X-Large: 448 MB
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vShield Data Security: 6GB per ESX host
vCPU
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vShield Manager: 2
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vShield App: 2
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vShield Edge Compact: 1, Large: 2, Quad Large and X-Large: 4
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vShield Data Security: 1
Software
For the latest interoperability information, see the Product Interoperability Matrix at
http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide/sim/interop_matrix.php.
These are the minimum required versions of VMware products.
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VMware vCenter Server 5.1 or later
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