You can encrypt your virtual machines with the following process. You can drain your virtual machines, power them down and encrypt them using the vCenter interface. Finally, you can create a storage class to use the encrypted storage.
Procedure
Drain and cordon one of your nodes. For detailed instructions on node management, see "Working with Nodes".
Shutdown the virtual machine associated with that node in the vCenter interface.
Right-click on the virtual machine in the vCenter interface and select VM Policies → Edit VM Storage Policies.
Select an encrypted storage policy and select OK.
Start the encrypted virtual machine in the vCenter interface.
Repeat steps 1-5 for all nodes that you want to encrypt.
Configure a storage class that uses the encrypted storage policy. For more information about configuring an encrypted storage class, see "VMware vSphere CSI Driver Operator".
FAQs
Right-click on the virtual machine in the vCenter interface and select VM Policies → Edit VM Storage Policies. Select an encrypted storage policy and select OK. Start the encrypted virtual machine in the vCenter interface.
What is the default setting for encrypted vSphere vMotion? ›
The default is Opportunistic. Do not use encrypted vSphere vMotion. Use encrypted vSphere vMotion if the source and the destination hosts support it.
What are the requirements of using a vSphere HA cluster? ›
vSphere HA Requirements
The cluster must have at least two hosts, licensed for vSphere HA. Hosts must use static IP addresses or guarantee that IP addresses assigned by DHCP persist across host reboots.
Are VMware VM configuration files encrypted? ›
The I/O operations are encrypted from a virtual machine before they are written to the VMDK disk. Other files associated with the virtual machine are not encrypted due to their non-sensitive nature. These include the VM log files, configuration files, virtual disk descriptor files, etc.
Which encryption type is enabled by default for managed disks? ›
By default, managed disks use platform-managed encryption keys. All managed disks, snapshots, images, and data written to existing managed disks are automatically encrypted-at-rest with platform-managed keys.
What is encryption in VMware? ›
vSphere VM encryption enables creation of encrypted VMs and encrypts existing VMs . Because all VM files that contain sensitive information are encrypted, the entire VM is protected . Only administrators with encryption privileges can perform encryption and decryption tasks .
How do I enable vMotion in VMware cluster? ›
Under the Hardware section, click Networking. Click Properties for the virtual switch where a VMkernel port has been configured. In the dialog box that opens, select vmkernel in the Ports tab and click Edit. To enable vMotion, select Enabled next to vMotion and click OK.
Is vMotion traffic encrypted? ›
vSphere enables encrypted vMotion by default as "Opportunistic", meaning that encrypted channels are used where supported, but the operation will continue in plain text where encryption is not supported. For example, when vMotioning between two hosts, encryption will always be used.
What is the difference between cluster and HA? ›
Clustering provides better scalability by distributing load across multiple nodes. This horizontal scaling may be preferable for some organizations with tens of thousands of developers. In HA, the scale of the appliance is dependent exclusively on the primary node and the load is not distributed to the replica server.
How do I enable encryption in data domain? ›
You can encrypt the data replication stream by enabling the DD Boost file replication encryption option. NOTE: If DD Boost file replication encryption is used on Data Domains without the Data at Rest option, it must be set to on for both the source and destination data domains.
Connect to your identity provider (IdP). Set up your external key service or hardware key encryption. Assign a key service or hardware key encryption to organizational units or groups. If you're using multiple key services, make sure they're assigned to the appropriate organizational units or configuration groups.
