Minimum Requirements
These are the minimum requirements to set up and configure the USM Anywhere Sensor on VMware:- Access to VMware ESXi 6.5 or later.
- Dedicated 4 CPUs and 12 GB of reserved memory.
- Dedicated 178 GB of disk space (128 GB data device and 50 GB root device).
- Internet connectivity to the network where you plan to install the VMware Sensor.
Recommended Requirements
These are the recommended requirements to set up and configure the USM Anywhere Sensor on VMware:-
A VMware vSphere or VMware vCenter user account to use for USM Anywhere Sensor configuration with an assigned role that has permissions equivalent to the read-only default role.
Note: The read-only role enables a user limited read access to the system without any other privileges. Credentials with this assigned role enable the deployed USM Anywhere Sensor to collect vCenter and vSphere events and run asset discovery.
- Installed VMware Tools for hosts in your vSphere or vCenter environment. With configured vSphere or vCenter credentials, the VMware Sensor uses the VMware APIs to run asset discovery. For hosts that do not have VMware Tools installed, the asset does not have an assigned IP address. This can result in the asset being missed from asset discovery or in duplicate assets created during subsequent discoveries. These tools also enable the sensor to collect more detailed information about the asset.
- If is not available, a configured static IP for the management interface and local Domain Name System (DNS) information.
- set up for network monitoring (see Direct Traffic from Your Physical Network to the VMware Sensor for more information).
- Administrative credentials for devices that require configuration to forward logs to the VMware Sensor.
- Administrative credentials for remote hosts to support authenticated asset scans.
- Configuration on firewall or other security device to send UDP or TCP syslog (if it is capable of exporting security logs through UDP or TCP syslog).
- Network topology information to run asset discovery.
- To access network-based intrusion detection system (NIDS) functionality on the sensor, an ethernet port on the host must be available to receive data from a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) or Test Access Point (TAP) port.
Sensor Ports and Connectivity
Before deploying a USM Anywhere Sensor, you must configure your permissions to enable the required connectivity for the new sensor. Initial deployment of a sensor requires that you open egress and outbound ports and protocols in the firewall for communication with USM Anywhere and LevelBlue Secure Cloud resources. The sensor receives no inbound connections from outside the firewall.Note: To launch the USM Anywhere Sensor web UI during the initial setup, you need to allow inbound traffic to the sensor IP address through TCP port 80. You can remove access to this port after the sensor successfully connects to USM Anywhere. You do not need to allow inbound traffic to this port from the Internet.
Sensor Ports and Connectivity (Inbound Ports)
USM Anywhere IP Addresses for Allowlisting
Your sensor is connected to a USM Anywhere instance deployed in one of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) endpoint regions based on your location. If you need to configure your firewall to allow communication between the sensor and the USM Anywhere instance, refer to the following table with the reserved IP address ranges for each region.Note: The regional IP ranges listed in this table are limited to the control nodes (subdomain). You must also meet all requirements provided in the Sensor Ports and Connectivity (Outbound Ports) table.
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