vShield App vs Cisco vs Juniper vs . . . .
Has anyone seen a comparision of VM based routers/firewalls? I am trying to find out more about the options available for routing and filtering both east-west (VM to VM) and north-south (VM to outside...
View ArticleCisco VSG vs vShield App?
What are the benfits of using the Cisco VSG over vShield App? I know that with the VSG you do not need a service VM on each ESXi host, a single VSG can handle the rules for all of your servers. Aside...
View ArticleVPN SSL+ and content switching
Hi there, I tried the vShield Edge integrated VPN SSL+ feature and I have to say it's quite impressive so far ! Light, fast and easy to use. Everything is working fine but I would like to do something...
View ArticleView Currently Installed Options for VMware Tools
Hi folks Is there a simple powercli command to show which VMware tools options are currently installed in a VM? Have found the commands to install and upgrade the tools adding in the correct options;...
View Articlerepeated events after install vShield Manager 5.1
Hi there! After install vShield Manager and integration vShield plugin in vCenter got repeated events (shown below) when open vShield tab of ESXi host. >Open firewall ports>Scan>Block...
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Having problem to assign vShield Edge licenses
We have a cluster running vCenter 5.1 standard with 3 ESXi 4.1 hosts licensed with vSphere 4 Enterprise Plus keys. Recently I deployed a vCloud Director 5.1 server along with a vShield Manager 5.1.2...
View ArticleVXLAN VIB- not able to download vxlan.zip
Hi, I´m trying to get vxlan working within a vcloud director 5.1 environment. Within vShield manager I tried creating the vxlan under connectivity, by following the procedure provided...
View ArticlevShield Manager: panic after update
Hi! I had to update a vSphere 5.0 / vCloud Director 1.5 environment running vSM 5.0.1-638924 to the latest releases (vSphere 5.1 update 1a / vCD 5.1.2 / vSM 5.1.2a). Disk space on the vSM was...
View ArticleHow to remove missing vShield-FW
Hello,ESXi host was brutally removed from vCenter, but vShield Manager is still displaying missing host, vShield-FW, IP address.Is there any way to remove this broken host from vShield Manager?We...
View ArticlevShield / Deep Security: Constantly Reconfiguring
I've been experiencing behavior with Deep Security which causes the vShield service to constantly "reconfigure" many VMs. When I say constantly, I mean approximately every 20 minutes. I understand...
View ArticleTrend Micro Deep Security or Kaspersky?
I'm currently evaluating Deep Security, and so far I like it, however I'm curious about the Kaspersky offering. We are currently a Kaspersky customer on workstations (albeit not too happy with their...
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vShield Data security: Scan in progress but nothing
Hi, Why I tried to make a scan with data security but it seems impossible.ESXi 5.1, vCenter 5.1, vSM 5.1, Data Security 5.1 are on the same network. (ping ok, nslookup ok)Everything is green in...
View ArticleTrend Micro Deep Security 9
I'm so new for Trend Micro & anti-virus for vmware ! I read that Trend Micro Deep Security 9 is the best for Vmware ... I downloaded (applience-Esx-9.0.0 ), I wish it's the right packet ! Please,...
View Articledoes vShield REST API support JSON?
Hi, I was trying out vShield REST API. Does it support JSON content-type? All examples I see is using xml. I am able to get contents in JSON. But when I try to create/update it gives me error.This...
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Has anyone got a business case ready made for VMware vCloud Networking &...
Has anyone got a business case ready made for VMware vCloud Networking & Security. I'm lazy and would rather not re-invent the wheel I would be eternally grateful and would of course remove any...
View Articlenot licensed for entity vcloud-netsec vxlan
I'm setting up vCloud Director 5.1.1 (clean install) and using the new VCNS 5.1.2a. During the Provider vDC setup, a new VXLAN is automatically created ("PvDC_Name-VXLAN") and immediately displays an...
View ArticleSSL-VPN control from within vCloud Director
Its my understanding that there is currently no way to configure/manage the SSL-VPN feature of vShield from within vCloud Director. I am wondering if anyone has heard if vmware plans to add SSL-VPN...
View ArticleNot applicable to ESX version below 4.1 Patch 3
I have removed the vShield endpoint app and now when I try to re-add it I get the message:"Not applicable to ESX version below 4.1 Patch 3" I'm running ESX 5.0. I have found this kb article but it made...
View ArticlevShield 5.1.2 and Auto Deploy - VIBs Marked as Not Stateless Ready
Hi there, I am adding the vShield VIBs to my Image Profiles for use with Auto Deploy. The reference I am using for this is the following article; Using vSphere Auto Deploy to create a vCloud Networking...
View ArticleGetting "vcenter user has not been assigned a role on vshield manager"
Has anyone seen the above error when logging in to vcenter as the domain admin? I am inching ever close to a vCloud deployment and I would really like to be able to access these things from vSphere,...
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