To safeguard your guest VMs within your NSX environment, install file introspection and network introspection drivers, integrate third-party security services with NSX and establish endpoint protection policies. These rules are enforced by the use of service profiles provided by third-party security services.

Next steps to configure endpoint protection policies:

  1. Prerequisites to Configure Endpoint Protection.

  2. Installing Guest Components.

  3. Create a User with Guest Introspection Partner Admin Role.

  4. Register a Service with NSX.

  5. View Catalog of Partner Services.

  6. Deploy a Service.

  7. View Service Instance Details.

  8. Verify Health Status of Service Instance.

  9. Add a Service Profile.

  10. Consume Guest Introspection Policy.

  11. Add and Publish Endpoint Protection Rules.

  12. Monitor Endpoint Protection Status.

  13. Change the Third Party Service Virtual Machine.