The ESXi firewall can be configured to control access to and from services within the vSphere environment. The ESXi firewall can be configured to block incoming or outgoing network traffic or to limit traffic to or from specific hosts or networks.
ESXi firewall configuration
How to do it...
Use the following process to configure and manage the ESXi firewall:
- The ESXi firewall configuration is accessed through the Security Profile section of the host configuration, as shown in the following screenshot:
The ESXi firewall configuration
- Select Edit to configure the ESXi firewall.
- Inbound access to a service or outbound access from a service can be enabled. Access can be configured to/from any IP address or can be limited...
