VM-Series
Deployment
Guide
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Set Up a VM-Series NSX Edition Firewall
Deploy the VM-Series Firewall
Prepare the ESXi Host for the VM-Series Firewall
Before you deploy the VM-Series firewall, each guest in the cluster must have the necessary NSX components
that allow the NSX firewall and the VM-Series firewall to work together. The NSX Manager will install the
components— the Ethernet Adapter Module (.eam) and the SDK —required to deploy the VM-Series firewall.
Prepare the ESXi Hosts for the VM-Series Firewall
1.
On the NSX Manager, select
Networking and Security > Installation > Host Preparation
.
2.
Click
Install
and verify that the installation status is successful.
As new ESXi hosts are added to a cluster, this process is automated and the necessary NSX components
are automatically installed on each guest on the ESXi host.
3.
If the Installation Status is not ready or a warning displays on screen, click the
Resolve
link. To monitor the
progress of the re-installation attempt, click the
More Tasks
link and look for the successful completion of the
following tasks: