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Requirements to deploy Trellix Virtual IPS in Azure environment

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The following table lists the requirements to deploy vIPS in the Azure environment.

Requirement

Purpose

Role

Azure GUI access

To launch Trellix vIPS and configure setup

Privilege: Contributor

External Controller

To install External Controller

Privilege: Contributor

Virtual IPS Sensor

To install Virtual IPS Sensor

Privilege: Contributor

Web server (or) Virtual Machines to be protected

To install Virtual Probes

Privilege: OS Administrator

IAM Role

To assign role permissions

Privilege: Owner

The following table lists the requirements of vIPS solution components for the deployment of Trellix vIPS in the Azure environment.

Component

Azure Virtual Machine Type

Software Requirements

Network Requirements

Trellix IPS Manager

D2s_v4

Trellix IPS Manager image

1 Network Interface (management subnet)

External Controller

F4s_v2

External Controller image

1 Network Interface (management subnet)

Virtual IPS Sensor

F4s_v2

Virtual IPS Sensor image

1 Network Interface for both management and data subnet

Protected virtual machines

Any

Customer Supplied

1 or more (see deployment)

The following table lists the ports for network security group settings required to deploy Trellix vIPS in the Azure environment.

Important

For more information about ports and traffic destinations used by Trellix IPS, see KB59342.

Ports

Purpose

Source/Destination

Manager

Inbound rules

8501–8504, 8506–8510

TCP ports used to install the Sensor, send alerts and packet captures to the Manager, and transfer files between them.

Sensor

9798

TCP port used to communicate Probe state and configuration. This is applicable only when the local Controller is used.

Probe, Sensor

443

TCP port used for:

  • Controllers to register with the Manager

  • Sensors and Probes to discover registered Controllers

  • Web UI access on the Manager

Sensor, Controller, Probe

22

TCP port used for Manager CLI access (via SSH).

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3306

TCP port used for database access by External Controllers to store and retrieve Probe data. This is applicable only when an External Controller is used.

Controller

Outbound Rules

443

TCP port used:

  • To connect the Manager to the External Controller using private IP address

  • By the Local Controller to connect to the Azure portal

EC2 Endpoint

8500

UDP port used by the Manager to make real-time configuration changes on the Sensor.

Sensor

Local/External Controller

Inbound rules

9798

TCP port used to communicate Probe state and configuration.

Sensor, Probe

22

TCP port used for Controller CLI access.

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Outbound Rules

443

TCP port used for:

  • Connecting to the Azure portal

Manager, EC2 Endpoint

3306

TCP port used for database access by External Controllers to store and retrieve Probe data. This is applicable only when an external Controller is used.

Manager

Sensor

Inbound rules

8500

UDP port used by the Manager to make real-time configuration changes on the Sensor.

Manager

9797

UDP port used by Probes to forward traffic to the Sensor for inspection.

Probe

22

TCP port used for Sensor CLI access.

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Outbound Rules

8501-8504, 8506-8510

TCP ports used to install the Sensor, send alerts and packet captures to the Manager, and transfer files between them.

Manager

443

TCP port used to discover registered Controllers.

Manager

9798

TCP port used to communicate Probe state and configuration.

Controller

Probe

Inbound rules

No ports required for inbound.

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Outbound Rules

9797

UDP port used by the Probe to forward traffic to Sensors for inspection.

Sensor

443

TCP port used to discover registered Controllers and Sensors.

Manager

9798

TCP port used to communicate Probe state and configuration.

Controller

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