Using Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield to secure virtual machines

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield 1.0. It is compatible with vShield Endpoint 5.1.

Note: Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield version 2.0 is now available, version 2.0 supports vSphere/vShield 5.5 environments.

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Environment

VMware vShield 5.1.x
VMware vShield Endpoint 5.5.x

Resolution

Supported software

Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield 1.0 Secure Virtual Machine (SVM) is a virtual appliance that helps to protect virtual machines from the latest virus threats, without compromising their performance and speed.

The application integrates into a VMware ESXi infrastructure via VMware vShield Endpoint and protects virtual machines without the need for installing antivirus software on guest operating systems.

Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield 1.0 uses the EPSEC library provided by VMware for interacting with virtual machines.

For installing Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield 1.0, you need these VMware virtual infrastructure configuration:

• ESXi 5.1 or later
• vCenter Server 5.1 or later
• VMWare vShield Endpoint 5.1 or later
• VMWare vShield Manager 5.1 or later
• VMWare vShield Endpoint Thin Agent

Software requirements for protected virtual machines

• Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
• Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Vista (32-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows Server 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit)
• Windows XP (32-bit)

Support information

• Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield Documentation:
  
  
  • Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield 2.0 documentation
  • Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield 1.0 startup guide
  • Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield 1.0 upgrade guide
    
    
• To download Sophos Anti-Virus for VMware vShield, see the Sophos Download Center.
• For Sophos Support Service Level Agreements, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/technical-support/support-packages.aspx.
• For Sophos Knowledge Base articles, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase.aspx.
• To contact Sophos Support, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support.aspx.
• For more information on how to contact Sophos Support, see http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/contact-support.aspx.

Note: The preceding links were correct as of June 29, 2015. If you find the links are broken, provide feedback and a VMware employee will update the links.