Setup guide

Preparing for Installation 2
This chapter introduces tan 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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“Deployment Considerations,” on page 14
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 one vShield Edge per port group.
Hardware
Table 2-1. Hardware Requirements
Component Minimum
Memory 8GB for all vShield components
Disk Space
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8GB for the vShield Manager
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5GB per vShield App per ESX host
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200MB per vShield Edge
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6GB for vShield Data Security per ESX host
NICs 2 gigabit NICs on an ESX host for all vShield components
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 4.0 Update 2 or later
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VMware ESX 4.0 Update 2 or later for each server
NOTE vShield Endpoint and vShield Data Security require ESXi 5.0 Patch 1 and later or ESXi 4.1 Patch 3
and later.
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