I previously wrote an article title vSphere 5 and vShield 5 Critical Considerations regarding some important considerations when using vSphere 5 and vShield 5. At the time I originally wrote it one of those considerations was that vShield App and Endpoint would not work with Auto Deploy and were not supported. This is due to the required VIB’s not been available as a stand alone package to include in your custom image. I have some good news.

With the release of vShield 5.0.1 today you can now use vShield App and Endpoint with stateless hosts that are deployed using Auto Deploy. The necessary VIB’s are available for vShield to be included in your vSphere Image Builder Profile and custom image. This is great news for environments that want to use Auto Deploy and also vShield for security, such as in public cloud environments or security conscious environments. It would pay to read my previous article with regard to the Host Profiles considerations as they still apply. Also note that Auto Deploy is supported to be protected with vCenter Heartbeat when it is running on the same host as vCenter. This new edition will enable a larger proportion of customers to leverage Auto Deploy, while also enhancing the security capability of their environments.

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