How to manually set or remove security tags in Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.x Agentless
Latest update: December 13, 2021
ID: 15284
This article concerns:
- Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.1 Agentless
- Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.0 Agentless
Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 6.x Agentless 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 or the VMware NSX Manager console depending on the type of the VMware NSX Manager you use:
- In an infrastructure managed by VMware NSX-V Manager you can assign and remove security tags:
- in the virtual machine properties in the VMware vSphere Client console.
- using VMware NSX-V Manager for one or more VMs.
- In an infrastructure managed by VMware NSX-T Manager you can assign and remove security tags using VMware NSX-T Manager for one or more VMs.
VMware NSX-T Manager is supported only in Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Agentless version 6.1 or later.
How to assign or remove security tags in the virtual machine properties in an infrastructure managed by VMware NSX-V Manager
- Start the VMware vSphere Client console. See the guide on the VMware website.
- Go to the Hosts and Clusters node.
- Select the virtual machine for which you want to assign or remove security tags.
- Open the Summary tab and expand the Security Tags block.
- Click the Manage link to open the window with the list of available security tags.
- If you want to:
- Assign security tags to the virtual machine, move these tags to the Selected Objects list.
- Remove security tags from the virtual machine, move these tags to the Available Objects list.
- Click OK.
The security tags will be assigned or removed.
How to assign or remove security tags using VMware NSX-V Manager
- Start the VMware vSphere Client console. See the guide on the VMware website.
- Go to Networking & Security → Groups and Tags → Security Groups.
- Select the VMware NSX Manager in the NSX Manager drop-down list.
- Go to the Security tags tab.
- If you want to:
- Assign a security tag to the virtual machine, select this tag in the table and click Assign VM.
- Remove a security tag from the virtual machine, select this tag in the table and click Detach VM.
- Move one or more VMs for which you want to assign or remove security tags to the Selected Objects list.
- Click ОК.
The security tags will be assigned or removed.
How to assign or remove security tags using VMware NSX-T Manager
The instructions apply only to Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Agentless version 6.1 or later.
- Start the VMware NSX Manager console. See the guide on the VMware website.
- Go to Inventory→Tags.
- If the security tag is missing from the table, add it:
- Click Add Tag.
- Enter the name of the tag in the Tag field. For example, ANTI-VIRUS.VirusFound.threat=high.
- In the Scope field, enter the scope of the tag. For example, security.
- Click
next to the security tag and select Edit. - Click the Set Virtual Machines link.
- If you want to:
- Assign the security tag to the virtual machines, select the checkboxes for these virtual machines.
- Remove the security tag from the virtual machines, clear the checkboxes for these virtual machines.
- Click Apply →Save.
The security tags will be assigned or removed.
