Setup guide

Installing the vShield Manager 3
VMware vShield provides firewall protection, traffic analysis, and network perimeter services to protect
your vCenter Server virtual infrastructure. vShield virtual appliance installation has been automated for
most virtual datacenters.
The vShield Manager is the centralized management component of vShield. You use the vShield Manager to
monitor and push configurations to vShield App, vShield Endpoint, and vShield Edge instances. The
vShield Manager runs as a virtual appliance on an ESX host.
Installing the vShield Manager is a multistep process. You must perform all of the tasks that follow in
sequence to complete vShield Manager installation successfully.
To enhance your network security posture, you can obtain licenses for vShield App, vShield Endpoint, and
vShield Edge.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Obtain the vShield Manager OVA File,” on page 19
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“Install the vShield Manager Virtual Appliance,” on page 19
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“Log In to the vShield Manager User Interface,” on page 20
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“Set up vShield Manager,” on page 20
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“Change the Password of the vShield Manager User Interface Default Account,” on page 22
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“Schedule a Backup of vShield Manager Data,” on page 22
Obtain the vShield Manager OVA File
The vShield Manager virtual machine is packaged as an Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) file, which
allows you to use the vSphere Client to import the vShield Manager into the datastore and virtual machine
inventory.
Install the vShield Manager Virtual Appliance
You can install the vShield Manager virtual machine on an ESX host in a cluster configured with DRS.
With vShield 5.0 and later, you can install the vShield Manager in a different vCenter than the one that the
vShield Manager will be interoperating with. A single vShield Manager serves a single vCenter Server
environment.
The vShield Manager virtual machine installation includes VMware Tools. Do not attempt to upgrade or
install VMware Tools on the vShield Manager.
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