vShield Quick Start Guide
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Register the vShield Manager Plug-In with the vSphere Client
ThevSpherePlug‐inoptionletsyouregisterthevShieldManagerasavSphereClientplug‐in.Afterthe
plug‐inisregistered,youcanconfiguremostvShieldoptionsfromthevSphereClient.
To register the vShield Manager as a vSphere Client Plug-in
1ClickSettings&ReportsfromthevShieldManagerinventorypanel.
2ClicktheConfigurationtab.
3ClickvSpherePlug‐in.
4Click
Register.
5IfyouareloggedintothevSphereClient,logout.
6LogintothevSphereClient.
7 SelectanESXhost.
8VerifythatthevShieldtabappearsasanoption.
Change the Password of the vShield Manager User Interface Default
Account
YoucanchangethepasswordoftheadminaccounttohardenaccesstoyourvShieldManager.
To change the admin account password
1LogintothevShieldManageruserinterface.
2ClickSettings&ReportsfromthevShieldManagerinventorypanel.
3ClicktheUserstab.
4 Selecttheadminaccount.
5ClickUpdateUser.
6Enteranewpassword.
7Confirmthepasswordby
typingitasecondtimeintheRetypePasswordfield.
8ClickOKtosaveyourchanges.
Install vShield Zones
ThefollowinginformationisrequiredforvShieldZonesinstallationonanESXhost:
OneIPaddressforthemanagement(MGMT)portofeachvShieldZonesvirtualappliance.EachIP
addressshouldbereachablefromthevShieldManagerandsitontheManagementnetworkusedfor
vCenterandESXhostmanagementinterfaces.
LocalornetworkstoragetoplacethevShieldZonesdisk.
vShieldZonesvirtualappliancesincludeVMwareTools.DonotattempttoalterorupgradetheVMwareTools
softwareonavShieldZonesvirtualappliance.
1LogintothevSphereClient.
2 SelectanESXhostfromtheinventorytree.
3ClickthevShieldtab.
4Acceptthesecuritycertificate.
5ClickInstallforthevShieldZonesservice.
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