Before installing the application, make sure that:
To install Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.x Agentless in an infrastructure managed by VMware NSX-T Manager, complete the steps below in the VMware NSX Manager web console.
Register VMware vCenter Server as the NSX Manager:
Once registration is complete, the following statuses will be displayed in the table for VMware vCenter Server:
The NSX transport profile will be created.
Install VMware NSX components:
Hypervisors will be ready for protection depoyment.
To use the Network Threat Protection component, you will need on of the following licenses:
By default, a standard NSX for vSphere license is added upon deployment of VMware NSX-T Manager. 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, go to System → Licenses.
If there is no license from the list above, add it using the license wizard.
The NSX segment will be created. Connect the network interfaces of virtual machines that you want to protect against network threats. To do this, go to the virtual machine properties in the VMware vSphere Client console.
Kaspersky Security services will be registered in VMware NSX-T Manager.
The integration server will be registered in VMware NSX Manager as Kaspersky Service Manager
To view the list of registered services:
To deploy the SVMs with the File Threat Protection component on VMware ESXi hypervisors, deploy the Kaspersky File Antimalware Protection service on VMware clusters:
The SVMs with the File Threat Protection component will be deployed.
You can also check the deployed SVMs in the VMware vSphere Client console.
To deploy SVMs with the Network Threat Protection component on VMware ESXi hypervisors:
The SVMs with the Network Threat Protection component will be deployed.
Add the virtual machines you want to protect with Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.x Agentless to one or several NSX Groups. First, create the NSX groups and adjust the rules for adding VMs to the group, using:
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 included into the group.
To configure the NSX group:
Adjust the criteria for adding the VMs to the group. For example, if you want to add to the group all the virtual machines running Windows, set the Virtual Machine, OS, Name, Contains, Windows criteria.
Select the virtual machines that you want to add into the group.
The NSX Groups will be configured.
To use File Threat Protection on virtual machines included into the NSX group, create the NSX profile for the Kaspersky File Antimalware Protection service and configure the NSX policy for the NSX group:
The NSX Policy will be applied to the NSX Group.
For network threats protection of virtual machines included into the NSX group, follow the following steps:
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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