NSX for vShield Endpoint - Licensing

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

VMware vShield Endpoint lets you manage anti-virus and anti-malware policies for virtualized environments with the same management interfaces you use to secure physical infrastructure. The VMware vShield Endpoint strengthens virtualization security with enhanced endpoint protection by offloading AV processing to a secure virtual appliance supplied by the VMware partners.

Environment

VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.x
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.x

Resolution

Licensing:

VMware vShield Endpoint is included as a vSphere feature in vSphere editions Essentials Plus and later. No separate license key is needed.

Effective August 2016, all the vSphere customers are entitled to download NSX without purchasing a NSX license. The default license upon install is "NSX for vShield Endpoint", which enables use of NSX for deploying and managing vShield Endpoint for anti-virus offload capability only.

For more information, see VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.4 release notes.