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2 Click Add and select Security Group.
The Add Security Group window opens with the selected datacenter displayed as the Scope.
3 Type a name and description for the security group.
4 Click in the field next to the Add button and select the resource you want to include in the security group.
5 In Members, select one or more resource to add to the security group.
When you add a resource to a security group, all associated resources are automatically added. For
example, when you select a virtual machine, the associated vNIC is automatically added to the security
group.
6 Click OK.
Edit a Security Group
A security group can be edited at the scope it was defined at. For example, if a security group was defined at
the datacenter scope, it cannot be edited at the port group scope.
Procedure
1 Do one of the following.
Option Description
To edit a security group at the
datacenter level
a In the vSphere Client, go to Inventory > Hosts & Clusters.
b Select a datacenter resource from the inventory panel.
c Click the vShield tab.
d In the General tab, select the Grouping tab.
To edit a security group at the port
group level
a In the vSphere Client, go to Inventory > Networking.
b Select a network from the inventory panel.
c Click the vShield tab.
d Select the Grouping tab.
2
Select the group that you want to edit and click the Edit ( ) icon.
3 In the Edit Security Group dialog box, make the appropriate changes.
4 Click OK.
Delete a Security Group
A security group can be deleted at the scope it was defined at. For example, if a security group was defined at
the datacenter scope, it cannot be deleted at the vShield port group scope.
Procedure
1 Do one of the following.
Option Description
To delete a security group at the
datacenter level
a In the vSphere Client, go to Inventory > Hosts & Clusters.
b Select a datacenter resource from the inventory panel.
c Click the vShield tab.
d In the General tab, select the Grouping tab.
To delete a security group at the port
group level
a In the vSphere Client, go to Inventory > Networking.
b Select a network from the inventory panel.
c Click the vShield tab.
d Select the Grouping tab.
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