Setup guide

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.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client.
2 Create a port group to home the management interface of the vShield Manager.
The vShield Manager management interface must be reachable by all future vShield Edge, vShield App,
and vShield Endpoint instances.
NOTE Do not place the management interface of the vShield Manager in the same port group as the Service
Console and VMkernel.
3 Select File > Deploy OVF Template.
4 Click Deploy from file and click Browse to locate the folder on your PC that contains the vShield Manager
OVA file.
5 Complete the installation.
The vShield Manager is installed as a virtual machine in your inventory.
6 Power on the vShield Manager virtual machine.
Configure the Network Settings of the vShield Manager
You must use the command line interface (CLI) of the vShield Manager to configure an IP address, identify
the default gateway, and set DNS settings.
You can specify up to two DNS servers that the vShield Manager can use for IP address and host name
resolution. DNS is required if any ESX host in your vCenter Server environment was added by using the
hostname (instead of IP address).
Procedure
1 Right-click the vShield Manager virtual machine and click Open Console to open the command line
interface (CLI) of the vShield Manager.
The booting process might take a few minutes.
2 After the manager login prompt appears, log in to the CLI by using the user name admin and the password
default.
3 Enter Enabled mode by using the password default.
manager> enable
Password:
manager#
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