Installing Vshield Endpoint; Vshield Endpoint Installation Workflow; Install The Thin Agent On The Guest Virtual Machine; Prerequisites - VMware VSHIELD APP 1.0 Quick Start Manual

Installing vShield Endpoint

The installation instructions that follow assume that you have the following system:
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A datacenter with vCenter Server 4.1 installed and running, and ESX 4.1 installed on each ESX host in the
cluster.
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vShield Manager 4.1 installed and running.
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Anti‐virus solution management server installed and running.

vShield Endpoint Installation Workflow

After preparing the ESX host for vShield Endpoint installation is complete, install vShield Endpoint in these
stages:
1 Deploy and configure a security virtual machine (SVM) to each ESX host according to the instructions
from the anti‐virus solution provider.
2 Install the vShield Endpoint thin agent on all virtual machines to be protected. For instructions, see
"Install the Thin Agent on the Guest Virtual Machine" on page 27.

Install the Thin Agent on the Guest Virtual Machine

The thin agent must be installed on each guest virtual machine to be protected. Virtual machines with the thin
agent installed are automatically protected whenever they are started up on an ESX host that has the security
solution installed. That is, protected virtual machines retain the security protection through shut downs and
restarts, and even after a vMotion move to another ESX host with the security solution installed.

Prerequisites

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Make sure that the guest virtual machine has a supported version of Windows installed. Supported
versions of the Windows operating system for vShield Endpoint 1.0 are:
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Windows Vista (32 bit)
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Windows 7 (32 bit)
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Windows XP (32 bit)
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Windows 2003 (32/64 bit)
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Windows 2008 (32/64 bit)
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Make sure that the thin agent and the virtual machine are both either 32 or 64 bit versions. You cannot mix
the two versions.
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Make sure the guest virtual machine has a SCSI controller installed.
I When you create a new virtual machine, the default configuration does not include a SCSI
MPORTANT
controller. You must specifically add a SCSI controller to the virtual machine. To find instructions on how
to add SCSI controllers to a virtual machine, see the vSphere Client help: vSphere Client Help >
Managing Virtual Machine Hardware and Devices > Adding Virtual Devices > Add SCSI Controllers
C BusLogic SCSI controllers are not supported.
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