vShield & VLANs

[AntonVZhbankov]

Can vShield serve multiple VLANs?

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[anujmodi1]

I believe its possible, vShield manager can server mutiple vlan only nic should able to read all the vlan tags. more insights can be checked in following docs

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsz_pubs.html

Will also check in my lab.

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[AntonVZhbankov]

Yes, there are some VLAN mentions in admin guide. Looks like vShield actually can manage multiple VLANs, but configuration details are still unclear.

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[carlosVSZ · Accepted solution]

vShield will work with VLANs. As far as the configuration, if you are installing in a legacy vSwitch using the automated install (see Quick Start Guide) there is no additional configuration required. The automated install will apply the required configuration for the vShield to work with VLANs.

If you are doing a manual install/installing on vDS, all you have to do is configure the Unprotected and Protected port groups in VLAN trunking mode and select the VLAN range. Instructions for this can be located in page 33 and 34 of the Administration Guide (step 4 of the 'Create the Un/Protected dvPort Group" section)

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsz_pubs.html