How to do it...

The following steps detail how to configure the ESG firewall:

  1. Log in to the vSphere web client via a web browser.
  2. Navigate to Networking & Security.
  3. Select NSX Edges and select the newly-created edge: Chapter5.
  4. Under the Chapter5 configuration, navigate to Manage | Settings | Firewall.
  5. Click Add to create a new firewall rule.
  6. Edit the name of the firewall rule and call it Allow SSH Outbound Access.
  7. Select source as Object Type: Virtual Machine and select web-01a.corp.local:
It is recommended to have VMware Tools installed on virtual machines if selecting them for a source or destination in a firewall rule or have IP detection ...

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