Requirements and prerequisites

A VMware Tanzu operator with administrative rights.

A Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools installation package configured in the GravityZone console for deployment in the VMware Tanzu environment.

To optimize network traffic, install Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools with the Relay role in your IaaS to have a local distribution mirror for installation files and updates.

To use Central Scan, you first must deploy a Security Server in your IaaS. Bitdefender Central Scan engine offloads scanning to a Security Server, a dedicated VM that deduplicates and centralizes most of the anti-malware functionality of anti-malware agents, acting as a scan server.

To use on-access scanning on Linux, Fanotify kernel option must be enabled. For more information, see Fanotify man pages.

To use Central Scan, you must first deploy a Security Server in your IaaS. Bitdefender Central Scan engine offloads scanning to a Security Server, a dedicated virtual machine that deduplicates and centralizes most of the antimalware functionality of antimalware agents, acting as a scan server.

Make sure the protected VMs have connectivity to your GravityZone environment and Bitdefender Cloud Services. To ensure Internet connectivity on protected VMs, you can use the public_ip VM extension. For details, refer to these topics:

Make sure the protected VMs meet the Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools system requirements: