How to manually set or remove security tags in Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.0 Light Agent
Latest update: December 11, 2023
ID: 16005
The article concerns Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.0 Light Agent.
Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent can assign security tags to the protected virtual machine:
- ANTI_VIRUS.VirusFound.threat=high is assigned to the SVM on which viruses or other threats were detected.
- IDS_IPS.threat=high is assigned to the VM in the traffic of which the network attack related activity was detected.
You can assign and remove security tags manually in the VMware vSphere Web Client console:
- in the virtual machine properties;
- in the VMware NSX Manager properties for one or more VMs.
How to assign or remove security tags in the VM properties
- Go to the Hosts and Clusters node.
- Select the virtual machine for which you want to assign or remove a security tag and open the Summary tab.
- Expand the Security Tags section and click the Manage link to open the window with the list of available security tags.
- To add a security tag for a VM, select the check box corresponding to that tag.
- To remove the security tag, clear the checkbox on the left.
- Click OK.
How to assign or remove security tags in the VMware NSX Manager properties
- Go to Networking & Security.
- Select NSX Managers and the connected VMware NSX Manager.
- Open the Manage tab and click Security Tags.
- If you want to assign a tag for virtual machines:
- Select the security tag in the table and click its icon.
- Move one or more VMs for which you want to assign a tag to the Selected Objects list. Click OK.
- If you want to remove a tag for virtual machines:
- Select the security tag in the table and click its icon.
- Move one or more VMs for which you want to remove a tag to the Selected Objects list. Click OK.
