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Install a Modular Sensor in
VMware

When you install a Modular Sensor in
VMware
, you also need to create and specify a port group as well as apply a token to associate it with your
CylanceMDR
 tenant.
  • Obtain a token for the Modular Sensor from the
    CylanceMDR
     onboarding team.
  • Download the .ova file for the Modular Sensor.
  1. Log in to the
    vSphere
     client.
  2. Right-click the VM host on which you want to install the port group and click
    Add Networking
    .
  3. Select the
    Virtual Machine Port Group for a Standard Switch
     option.
  4. Click
    Next
    .
  5. Enter the following:
    • Name
      : The name for this port group.
    • vLAN ID
      : 4095
    • Virtual switch
      : Select an existing virtual switch that you want to use.
    • Promiscuous mode
      : Accept
    • MAC Address changes
      : Inherit from vSwitch
    • Force transmits
      : Inherit from vSwitch
  6. In the vSphere client, on the VM host where you want install and deploy the Modular Sensor, specify the following settings.
    • OVF template
      : Specify the Modular Sensor .ova file.
    • Virtual machine name
      : Specify a name for the Modular Sensor VM.
    • Compute resource
      : Specify the compute resource to use for the Modular Sensor VM.
    • Storage
      : Specify the datastore drive to use for VM storage and its configuration.
    • Provisioning type
      : Specify
      Thick
      .
    • Network mappings
      : Select the VM network that you want to use.
    • Power On automatically
      : Deselected.
  7. Verify the settings and click
    Finish
    .
    The deployment completes. This might take several minutes.
  8. After successful deployment, click the VM.
  9. Click
    Edit
    .
  10. Click
    Add network adapter
    .
  11. Beside the
    New adapter
     field, select the port group that you created earlier.
  12. Click
    Save
    .
  13. Power on the VM.
  14. Do the following to set a static IP address for the Modular Sensor and apply the token to associate it with
    CylanceMDR
    :
    1. Open the VM for your Modular Sensor. A command line appears.
    2. Enter your login information. The default username/password is aella/changeme. You are prompted to change the password immediately.
    3. Set a static IP address for the modular sensor using the following commands:
      • set interface management ip <ip_address>
      • set interface management gateway <gateway_ip_address>
      • set interface management dns <dns_ip_address>
    4. Enter
      set token string <token>
      , where
      <token>
       is the token provided by the
      CylanceMDR
       onboarding team.
      The message "Sensor token is successfully set" appears.
  • To verify the connection with
    CylanceMDR
     use the following commands:
    • show interface
    • show cm
    • show version
  • The
    CylanceMDR
     onboarding team completes the configuration for your
    CylanceMDR
     tenant to receive logs from your Modular Sensor.