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vShield Edge provides network edge security and gateway services to isolate the virtual machines in a port
group, vDS port group, or Cisco
®
Nexus 1000V. The vShield Edge connects isolated, stub networks to shared
(uplink) networks by providing common gateway services such as DHCP, VPN, NAT, and Load Balancing.
Common deployments of vShield Edge include in the DMZ, VPN Extranets, and multi-tenant Cloud
environments where the vShield Edge provides perimeter security for Virtual Datacenters (VDCs).
This chapter includes the following topics:
“View the Status of a vShield Edge”
on page 49
“Specify a Remote Syslog Server”
on page 50
“Managing the vShield Edge Firewall”
on page 50
“Manage NAT Rules”
on page 51
“Manage DHCP Service”
on page 52
“Manage VPN Service”
on page 53
“Manage Load Balancer Service”
on page 55
“Start or Stop vShield Edge Services”
on page 56
“Upgrade vShield Edge Software”
on page 56
View the Status of a vShield Edge
The
Status
option presents the network configuration and status of services of a vShield Edge module. Details
include interface addressing and network ID. You can use the network ID to send REST API commands to a
vShield Edge module.
To view the status of a vShield App
1
In the vSphere Client, go to
Inventory > Networking
.
2
Select an internal port group that is protected by a vShield Edge.
3
Click the
Edge
tab.
4
Click the
Status
link.
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