Software Requirements
To configure your VMware Cloud Foundation instance for compliance, you must download
and license additional VMware and third-party software.
Security and Compliance Configuration for
VMware Cloud Foundation
uses scripts and commands based on VMware PowerCLI to
reconfigure the SDDC. You must prepare a host with supported OS for running Microsoft
PowerShell, set up Microsoft PowerShell, and install the latest version of VMware PowerCLI.
The host must have connectivity to the ESXi management network in the management cluster.Product Group | Script/Tool | Description |
|---|---|---|
VMware PowerCLI | Supported OS for VMware PowerCLI | Operating system that supports
Microsoft PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI. For more information on supported
operating systems, see VMware PowerCLI User's Guide. |
VMware vSAN | Native Key Provider (NKP) or Key Management Server (KMS) | If you are not using Native Key
Provider (NKP) for encryption, Deploy and configure Key Management Server
(KMS). Key Management Servers are
developed and released by security and cloud vendors for encryption in
virtualized environments. You use a Key Management Server to activate the
encryption of vSAN storage. For a list of supported Key Management Server , see
KMS
list. Refer to the Key Management Server vendor documentation for setup
and configuration instructions. Esnure that all encryption keys are available
across regions to activate decryption in case of a region failover. |
VMware vSAN | Proxy server | vSAN uses an external proxy server
to connect to the Internet to download the Hardware Compatibility List. |
VMware NSX-T Data Center | SFTP server | Space for NSX Manager backups must
be available on an SFTP server. The NSX Manager instances must have connection
to the remote SFTP server. |
Product Group | Script/Tool | Download Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
VMware vSphere | VMware PowerCLI | n/a | VMware PowerCLI contains modules
of cmdlets based on Microsoft PowerShell for automating vSphere, VMware NSX-T
Data Center, and others. VMware PowerCLI provides a PowerShell interface to the
VMware product APIs. |