To increase the security of your ESXi hosts, you can put them in lockdown mode. This article provides information on enabling or disabling lockdown mode on an ESXi host when used with VMware NSX for vSphere 6.x.
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.2.x
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.1.x
VMware NSX for vSphere 6.3.x
Workflow | Lockdown Mode Support |
Install and execute host preparation workflow on an unprepared cluster with hosts in lockdown mode | Supported |
Upgrade of NSX with hosts in lockdown mode | Supported** |
Add host to existing cluster | Supported |
Perform operations and troubleshooting on the host | Not supported |
Workflow | Lockdown Mode Support |
Install and execute host preparation workflow on an unprepared cluster with hosts in lockdown mode | Supported |
Upgrade of NSX with hosts in lockdown mode | Supported** |
Add host to existing cluster | Supported |
Perform operations and troubleshooting on the host | Not supported |
For more information, see Enabling or disabling Lockdown mode on an ESXi host (1008077).