Preparing For Installation; System Requirements; Hardware; Software - VMware VSHIELD APP 1.0 Quick Start Manual

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Preparing for Installation

This chapter introduces tan overview of the prerequisites for successful vShield installation.
The chapter includes the following topics:
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"System Requirements" on page 13
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"Deployment Considerations" on page 14

System Requirements

Before installing vShield in your vCenter Server environment, consider your network configuration and
resources. You can install one vShield Manager per vCenter Server, one vShield App per ESX™ host, and one
vShield Edge per port group.
To install vShield, you must meet the following requirements:

Hardware

Table 2‐2 lists the hardware requirements for this version of vShield.
Table 2-1. Hardware Requirements
Component
Memory
Disk Space
NICs

Software

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VMware vCenter Server 4.0 Update 1 or later
N vShield Endpoint requires vCenter Server 4.1 or later.
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Table 2‐2 lists the vCenter versions that are compatible with this version of vShield.
Table 2-2. Supported vCenter Versions
vCenter Release
4.0 Update 1
4.1 GA
4.1 GA vSphere Client
VMware, Inc.
Minimum
8 GB
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8 GB for the vShield Manager
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5 GB per vShield App per ESX host
 100 MB per vShield Edge
2 gigabit NICs on an ESX host
Build Number
264050
208111
208111
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