5.1

About the vShield Manager User Interface
The vShield Manager user interface is divided into two panels: the inventory panel and the configuration panel.
You select a view and a resource from the inventory panel to open the available details and configuration
options in the configuration panel.
When clicked, each inventory object has a specific set of tabs that appear in the configuration panel.
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vShield Manager Inventory Panel on page 14
The vShield Manager inventory panel hierarchy mimics the vSphere Client inventory hierarchy.
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vShield Manager Configuration Panel on page 15
The vShield Manager configuration panel presents the settings that can be configured based on the
selected inventory resource and the output of vShield operation. Each resource offers multiple tabs, each
tab presenting information or configuration forms corresponding to the resource.
vShield Manager Inventory Panel
The vShield Manager inventory panel hierarchy mimics the vSphere Client inventory hierarchy.
Resources include the root folder, datacenters, clusters, port groups, ESX hosts, and virtual machines. As a
result, the vShield Manager maintains solidarity with your vCenter Server inventory to present a complete
view of your virtual deployment. The vShield Manager and vShield App virtual machines do not appear in
the vShield Manager inventory panel. vShield Manager settings are configured from the Settings & Reports
resource atop the inventory panel.
The inventory panel offers multiple views: Hosts & Clusters, Networks, and Edges. The Hosts & Clusters view
displays the datacenters, clusters, resource pools, and ESX hosts in your inventory. The Networks view displays
the VLAN networks and port groups in your inventory. The Edges view displays the port groups protected
by vShield Edge instances. The Hosts & Clusters and Networks views are consistent with the same views in
the vSphere Client.
There are differences in the icons for virtual machines and vShield components between the vShield Manager
and the vSphere Client inventory panels. Custom icons are used to show the difference between vShield
components and virtual machines, and the difference between protected and unprotected virtual machines.
Table 2-1. vShield Virtual Machine Icons in the vShield Manager Inventory Panel
Icon Description
A powered on virtual machine that is protected by a vShield App.
A powered on virtual machine that is not protected by a vShield App.
A powered off virtual machine.
A protected virtual machine that is disconnected.
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