Setup guide

Introduction to vShield 1
This chapter introduces the VMware
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vShield™ components you install.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“vShield Components at a Glance,” on page 7
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“Deployment Scenarios,” on page 10
vShield Components at a Glance
VMware vShield is a suite of security virtual appliances built for VMware vCenter Server integration.
vShield is a critical security component for protecting virtualized datacenters from attacks and misuse, and
helping you achieve your compliance-mandated goals.
vShield includes virtual appliances and services essential for protecting virtual machines. vShield can be
configured through a web-based user interface, a vSphere Client plug-in, a command line interface (CLI),
and REST API.
vCenter Server includes vShield Manager. The following vShield packages each require a license:
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vShield App
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vShield App with Data Security
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vShield Edge
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vShield Endpoint
One vShield Manager manages a single vCenter Server environment and multiple vShield App, vShield
Edge, vShield Endpoint, and vShield Data Security instances.
vShield Manager
The vShield Manager is the centralized network management component of vShield, and is installed as a
virtual appliance on any ESX™ host in your vCenter Server environment. A vShield Manager can run on a
different ESX host from your vShield agents.
Using the vShield Manager user interface or vSphere Client plug-in, administrators install, configure, and
maintain vShield components. The vShield Manager user interface leverages the VMware Infrastructure
SDK to display a copy of the vSphere Client inventory panel, and includes the Hosts & Clusters and
Networks views.
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