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To install Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.x Agentless in an infrastructure managed by VMware NSX-V Manager, complete 9 steps listed below using the VMware vSphere Client console.
In the infrastructure managed by the VMware vCenter server and VMware NSX Manager, deploy the Guest Introspection service for each VMware hypervisor cluster that will later deploy SVMs with the Network Threat Protection components:
Select Use IP Pool and then click Add.
Configure the pool of static addresses and click Save.
Select the added pool of static addresses and click OK.
The name of the selected pool will appear in the IP Assignment column. Click Next.
The Wizard window will close. The current status of the Guest Introspection service deployment will appear in the Installation Status column.
The Guest Introspection service will be deployed on each hypervisor included in the cluster.
Install VMware NSX components:
Hypervisor preparation status will appear.
The information about installed VMware NSX components can be found in the Hosts section.
To use the Network Threat Protection component, an active license for NSX for vSphere Advanced or NSX for vSphere Enterprise is required.
A standard license for NSX for vSphere is added by default upon connecting VMware NSX-V Manager to the VMware vCenter Server. If you use a standard license, the Network Service Insertion (Third Party Integration) feature, which is required for enabling Network Threat Protection on VMware ESXi hypervisors, is unavailable.
To view the information about the licenses in use:
If the licenses for NSX for vSphere Advanced or NSX for vSphere Enterprise are missing from the list, install the license using the corresponding wizard.
To register Kaspersky Security services in VMware NSX-V Manager:
Kaspersky Security services will be registered in VMware NSX-V Manager.
The Integration Server registers Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.x Agentless services in VMware NSX Manager. The Integration Server is registered in VMware NSX Manager as Kaspersky Service Manager.
To view the list of registered services, go to Networking and Security → Service Definitions → Services.
The table will contain:
To view the list of Service Managers, go to Networking and Security → Service Definitions → Service Manager.
Add the virtual machines you want to protect with Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.x Agentless to one or several NSX Groups. To do so, create NSX Groups and configure the rules for adding virtual machines to a group:
You can combine these options when configuring the rules of adding SVMs to the NSX Group. For example, you can select adding the VMs to the group according to specified parameters dynamically and also specify the VMware management objects to be excluded from the group.
To configure the NSX Group:
The NSX Groups will be configured.
To protect the virtual machines in the NSX Group, configure the NSX Policy and apply it to the NSX Group:
Information about the Kaspersky File Antimalware Protection service will appear in the Policy Wizard window.
Click Add.
Select Policy's Security Groups in the Source section and Any in the Destination section.
Select Any in the Source section and Policy's Security Groups in the Destination section.
Information about the Kaspersky Network Protection service will appear in the Policy Wizard window.
On the Security Policies tab, the Successful status will appear for the created NSX Policy in the Status column. The Applied on SGs column will display the number of the NSX Groups to which this policy is applied.
The NSX Policy will be applied to the NSX Group.
SVMs with the File Threat Protection component are deployed on VMware ESXi hypervisors upon deploying the Kaspersky File Antimalware Protection service on the VMware vCenter clusters.
To deploy the Kaspersky File Antimalware Protection service:
Select Use IP Pool and click Add.
The Wizard window will close and the current status of the Kaspersky File Antimalware Protection service deployment will be shown in the Installation Status column.
The SVMs with the File Threat Protection component will be deployed.
The SVMs with the Network Threat Protection component are deployed on VMware ESXi hypervisors upon deploying the Kaspersky Network Protection service on VMware clusters.
To deploy the Kaspersky Network Protection service:
The Wizard window will close and the current status of the Kaspersky Network Protection deployment will be shown in the Installation Status column.
The SVMs with the Network Threat Protection component will be deployed.
Release of antivirus database updates (required to protect your computer/server/mobile device)
Providing technical support over phone / web
Release of patches for the application (addressing detected bugs)
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