December 2017
Beginner
598 pages
14h 7m
English
A new feature introduced in vSphere 6.5 is the encryption of VMs, that secures the VMDK virtual disks (also .vmx and swap files are encrypted), making the stored data unreadable.
To take benefit of encryption, you need to connect vCenter Server to a working Key Management Server (KMS) that provides the necessary keys to encrypt and decrypt VMs using the Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) protocol. To establish the connection between KMS and vCenter Server, the KMS performs a certificate exchange.
The components required to allow VM encryption features are the following:
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