Introduction to CloudGuard

In This Section: What's New Supported Upgrade Paths Security Management Server Requirements Known Limitations

Check Point CloudGuard for VMware NSX delivers multi-layered defense to protect east-west traffic within the VMware-deployed Data Center. CloudGuard transparently enforces security at the hypervisor level and between Virtual Machines. It automatically quarantines infected Virtual Machines for remediation, and provides comprehensive visibility into Virtual Network traffic trends and threats.

CloudGuard Gateway for NSX is automatically deployed as a service Virtual Machine in the VMware, virtual environment. It fully integrates with VMware NSX components. The CloudGuard Gateway secures Data Center traffic between Virtual Machines across the Virtual Network.

What's New

• R80.20 Security Gateway
• NSX Manager 6.4.x support
• OVF supports newer Virtual Machines Hardware types

Supported Upgrade Paths

You can upgrade from older versions of CloudGuard for NSX.

See the R80.20 CloudGuard Controller Administration Guide.

Security Management Server Requirements

To do CloudGuard Service Registration, CloudGuard Controller must be enabled.

Run on the command line: vsec on

Known Limitations

Before you install, see sk126952 and sk128612 for the complete list of Known Limitations.