Setup guide

Install vShield Component Licenses

You must install licenses for vShield Edge, vShield App, and vShield Endpoint before installing these

components. You can install these licenses after vShield Manager installation is complete by using the vSphere

Client. A vShield App license allows you to use the vShield Endpoint component as well.

Procedure

1 From a vSphere Client host that is connected to a vCenter Server system, select Home > Licensing.

2 For the report view, select Asset.

3 Right-click a vShield asset and select Change license key.

4 Select Assign a new license key and click Enter Key.

5 Enter the license key, enter an optional label for the key, and click OK.

6 Click OK.

7 Repeat these steps for each vShield component for which you have a license.

Prepare All ESX Hosts

Prepare all ESX hosts in your vCenter environment for vShield add-on functions.

vShield virtual appliances include VMware Tools. Do not attempt to alter or upgrade the VMware Tools

software on a vShield virtual appliance.

NOTE The network connection of a virtual machine is interrupted when you protect it with vShield App. If

vCenter Server is running on a virtual machine and it becomes disconnected from the network, the vShield

App installation process might halt without completing. Do not install vShield App on the same host as the

VMware vCenter Server virtual machine.

Prerequisites

Verify that you have an IP address for the management (MGMT) port of each vShield App virtual

appliance. Each IP address should be reachable from vShield Manager and sit on the Management network

used for vCenter and ESX host management interfaces.

Local or network storage in which to place the vShield App.

Procedure

1 Log in to the vSphere Client.

2 Select an ESX host from the inventory tree.

3 Click the vShield tab.

4 Accept the security certificate.

5 Click Install for the vShield App service.

6 Under vShield App, provide the following information.

Option Description

Datastore

Select the datastore on which to store the vShield App virtual machine files.

Management Port Group

Select the port group to host the vShield App management interface. This

port group must be able to reach the vShield Manager’s port group.

IP Address

Type the IP address to assign to the vShield App management interface.

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