Chapter 7. Configuring vShield Manager

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Installing vShield Manager OVA
  • Configuring vShield Manager settings
  • Adding vShield licensing to vCenter
  • Configuring SSL security for Web Manager
  • Configuring Single Sign-On
  • Configuring user accounts and roles
  • Configuring services and service groups

Introduction

The vShield suite comprises of several components that provide additional security to the standard vCenter managed environment. These virtual appliances are aimed at protecting against attacks, misconfiguration, and misuse while achieving and maintaining compliance of the virtual datacenter.

vShield currently comprises of the following components:

  • vShield App
  • vShield Edge
  • vShield Endpoint
  • vShield Data Security ...

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