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.
VMware vShield is included with VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1. The base VMware vShield package includes the
vShield Manager and vShield App. You can configure the vShield App firewall rule set to monitor traffic based
on IP address-to-IP address communication.
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 17
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“Install the vShield Manager Virtual Appliance,” on page 18
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“Configure the Network Settings of the vShield Manager,” on page 18
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“Log In to the vShield Manager User Interface,” on page 19
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“Synchronize the vShield Manager with the vCenter Server,” on page 20
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“Register the vShield Manager Plug-In with the vSphere Client,” on page 20
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“Change the Password of the vShield Manager User Interface Default Account,” on page 21
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.
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