Starting with Kaspersky Security for Virtualization 5.0 Agentless, installation and operation of application components in an infrastructure managed by a VMware vCenter Server and VMware vShield Manager is not supported.

The distribution kit contains several SVM (Secure Virtual Machine) images with the File Threat Protection component and the Network Threat Protection component installed.

You can use these images to deploy an SVM with the configuration you require. Depending on the configuration, you will require the following system resources at a minimum:

For an SVM with the File Anti-Virus component

• Configuration 1:
  • Number of processors: 2
  • Allocated RAM size: 2 GB
  • Available disk space: 42 GB
• Configuration 2:
  • Number of processors: 2
  • Allocated RAM size: 4 GB
  • Available disk space: 44 GB
• Configuration 3:
  • Number of processors: 2
  • Allocated RAM size: 8 GB
  • Available disk space: 48 GB
• Configuration 4:
  • Number of processors: 4
  • Allocated RAM size: 4 GB
  • Available disk space: 44 GB
• Configuration 5:
  • Number of processors: 4
  • Allocated RAM size: 8 GB
  • Available disk space: 48 GB

For an SVM with the Network Threat Protection component

• Configuration 1:
  • Number of processors: 2
  • Allocated RAM size: 1 GB
  • Available disk space: 26 GB
• Configuration 2:
  • Number of processors: 4
  • Allocated RAM size: 2 GB
  • Available disk space: 27 GB
• Configuration 3:
  • Number of processors: 8
  • Allocated RAM size: 4 GB
  • Available disk space: 29 GB

Hardware requirements for the Integration Server

To install and operate the Integration Server, the computer must meet the following minimum hardware requirements:

• Available disk space: 3 GB
• RAM:
  • To operate the Integration Server Management Console: 50 MB
  • To operate an Integration Serve which is serving up to 30 hypervisors and 2000-2500 protected virtual machines: 300 MB

The amount of RAM can change depending on the size of the VMWare virtual infrastructure.

Other hardware requirements

• For Kaspersky Security Center requirements, see Online Help.
• For VMware virtual infrastructure, see VMware documentation.
• For Windows operating system, see Windows documentation.

The operating system on the computer on which Kaspersky Security Center is installed must meet the requirements of the Integration Server component.

For correct functioning of the application, either of the following applications must be installed in the company's local network:

• Kaspersky Security Center 11. The application will protect the virtual infrastructure:
  • under VMware vCloud Director in the multitenancy mode
  • under one or several VMware vCenter Server servers without the multitenancy mode
• Kaspersky Security Center 10 Service Pack 3 he application will protect the virtual infrastructure under one or several VMware vCenter Server servers without the multitenancy mode.

The following Kaspersky Security Center components must be installed in order to run the program:

• Administration Server
• Administration Console
• Network Agent included into the SVM images

For more information about installing Kaspersky Security Center, see the Online Help page.

To install and run the Integration Server component, one of the following operating systems must be installed on the computer:

• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter / Standard / Essentials

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 is required for the installation of the Integration Server, Integration Server Management Console, and Kaspersky Security administration plug-in.

Virtual infrastructure

For the File Threat Protection component to work properly, the virtual infrastructure must meet the following software requirements:

• Option 1:
  • Hypervisor: VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 3, VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3a, or VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 3a
  • Server: VMware vCenter 6.7 Update 3, VMware vCenter 6.5 Update 3, or VMware vCenter 6.0 Update 3j
  • VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4.6
• Option 2:
  • Hypervisor: VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3a, or VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 3a
  • Server: VMware vCenter 6.5 Update 3 or VMware vCenter 6.0 Update 3j
  • VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.7

For File Threat Protection, you must install the Guest Introspection (NSX File Introspection Driver):

• for Windows, install the VMware Tools package version 11.0.1 which includes the NSX File Introspection Driver.
• for Linux, special packages have been developed.

For more information about installation and upgrade of VMware components, see VMware documentation.

Operating systems

File Threat Protection protects virtual machines with the following operating systems:

• Microsoft workstations:
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7 Service Pack 1
• Windows Server:
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 without ReFS (Resilient File System) support
  • Windows Server 2012 without ReFS (Resilient File System) support
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
• Linux for servers:
  • Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS 64x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 GA 64x
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 GA 64x
  • CentOS 7.64x

One of the following file systems must be used on protected virtual machines:

• for Windows: FAT, FAT32, NTFS, ISO9660, UDF, CIFS
• For Linux:
  • Local file systems: EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, xfs, btrfs, vfat, ISO9660
  • Network file systems: NFS, CIFS

Virtual infrastructure

For the Network Threat Protection component to work properly, the VMware virtual infrastructure must meet the following software requirements:

• Option 1:
  • Hypervisor: VMware ESXi 6.7 Update 3, VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3a, or VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 3a
  • Server: VMware vCenter 6.7 Update 3, VMware vCenter 6.5 Update 3, or VMware vCenter 6.0 Update 3j
  • VMware NSX for vSphere 6.4.6
• Option 2:
  • Hypervisor: VMware ESXi 6.5 Update 3a или VMware ESXi 6.0 Update 3a
  • Server: VMware vCenter 6.5 Update 3 or VMware vCenter 6.0 Update 3j
  • VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.7

For Network Threat Protection, you must install VMware Tools version 11.0.1 or open-vm-tools.

A current license for NSX for vSphere Advanced or NSX for vSphere Enterprise is required in order for the Network Threat Protection component to work.

The Network Threat Protection component protects virtual machines that use the E1000 or VMXNET3 network adapter.

Operating systems

Same as for File Threat Protection.

For correct operation in the multitenancy mode, the VMware vCloud Director 9.7.0.3 for Service Providers component must be installed in the virtual infrastructure.