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vShield Quick Start Guide
The vShield Manager virtual machine installation includes VMware Tools. Do not attempt to upgrade or
install VMware Tools on the vShield Manager.
To install the vShield Manager
1
Log in to the vSphere Client.
2
Create a port group to home the management interface of the vShield Manager.
The vShield Manager management interface must be reachable by all future vShield Edge, vShield App,
and vShield Endpoint instances.
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Do not place the management interface of the vShield Manager in same port group as the Service
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Console and VMkernel.
3
Go to File > Deploy OVF Template.
4
Click Deploy from file and click Browse to locate the folder on your PC containing the vShield Manager
OVA file.
5
Complete the wizard.
The vShield Manager is installed as a virtual machine into your inventory.
6
Power on the vShield Manager virtual machine.
Configure the Network Settings of the vShield Manager
You must use the command line interface (CLI) of the vShield Manager to configure an IP address, identify the
default gateway, and set DNS settings.
You can specify up to two DNS servers that the vShield Manager can use for IP address and host name
resolution. DNS is required if any ESX host in your vCenter Server environment was added by using the
hostname (instead of IP address).
To configure the vShield Manager network settings by using the vShield Manager CLI
1
Right‐click the vShield Manager virtual machine and click Open Console to open the command line
interface (CLI) of the vShield Manager.
The booting process might take a few minutes.
2
After the manager login prompt appears, log in to the CLI by using the user name admin and the
password default.
3
Enter Enabled mode by using the password default.
manager> enable
Password:
manager#
4
Run the setup command to open the CLI setup wizard.
The CLI setup wizard guides you through IP address assignment for the vShield Manager's management
interface and identification of the default network gateway. The IP address of the management interface
must be reachable by all installed vShield App, vShield Edge, and vShield Endpoint instances, and by a
Web browser for system management.
manager# setup
Use CTRL-D to abort configuration dialog at any prompt.
Default settings are in square brackets '[]'.
IP Address (A.B.C.D):
Subnet Mask (A.B.C.D):
Default gateway (A.B.C.D):
Primary DNS IP (A.B.C.D):
Secondary DNS IP (A.B.C.D):
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