To import cloud resources into Workload Security, Workload Security users must first have an account with which to access the cloud provider service resources. Trend Micro recommends creating a dedicated account each user and another for Workload Security itself. That is, users should each have one account to access and control the virtual machines themselves and a separate account for Workload Security to connect to those resources.
Having a dedicated account for Workload Security ensures that you can refine the rights and revoke this account at any time. It is recommended to give Workload Security an access key or secret key with read-only rights at all times.
Workload Security only requires read-only access to import the cloud resources and mange their security.

Benefits of adding a vCloud account {What} Parent topic

The following are benefits of adding a vCloud account (through the Workload Security console > Computers → Add vCloud Account) instead of adding individual vCloud resources (through the Workload Security console > Computers → Add Computer):
  • Changes in your cloud resource inventory are automatically reflected in the Workload Security console. For example, if you delete a number of instances from vSphere, those instances disappear automatically from the Workload Security console. By contrast, if you use Computers → Add Computer, cloud instances that are deleted from vCenter remain visible in the Workload Security console until they are manually deleted.
  • Cloud resources are organized into their own branch in the Workload Security console, which lets you easily see which resources are protected and which are not. Without the vCloud account, all your cloud resources appear at the same root level under Computers.

Proxy setting for cloud accounts Parent topic

You can configure Workload Security to use a proxy server specifically for connecting to instances being protected in cloud accounts. The proxy setting can be found in Administration → System Settings → Proxies → Proxy Server Use → Primary Security Update Proxy used by Agents, Appliances, and Relays.

Create a VMware vCloud Organization account for Workload Security Parent topic

Procedure

  1. Log in to VMware vCloud Director.
  2. On the System tab, go to Manage And Monitor.
  3. In the left navigation pane, click Organizations.
  4. Double-click the Organization you wish to give the Workload Security user access to.
  5. On the Organizations tab, click Administration.
  6. In the left navigation pane, go to Members → Users.
  7. Click the plus sign to create a new user.
  8. Enter the new user's credentials and other information, and select Organization Administrator as the user's Role.
    Organization Administrator is a simple predefined Role you can assign to the new user account, but the only privilege required by the account is All Rights → General → Administrator View and you should consider creating a new vCloud role with just this permission.
  9. Click OK to close the new user's properties window.
    The vCloud account is now ready for access by Workload Security.
    Note
    Note
    To import the VMware vCloud resources into Workload Security, users are prompted for the Address of the vCloud, their User name , and their Password .
    The User name must include @orgName. For example if the vCloud account's username is kevin and the vCloud Organization to which you have given the account access is called CloudOrgOne, then the Workload Security user must enter kevin@CloudOrgOne as their username when importing the vCloud resources.
    For a vCloud administrator view, use @system.

Import computers from a VMware vCloud Organization Account Parent topic

Procedure

  1. In the Workload Security console, go to Computers.
  2. Right-click Computers in the navigation panel and select Add vCloud Account to display the Add vCloud Cloud Account wizard.
  3. In Name and Description, enter the resources you are adding. These are only used for display purposes in the Workload Security console.
  4. In Address, enter the hostname or address of vCloud Director.
  5. In User Name and Password, enter vCloud authentication credentials. User names should have the format username@vcloudorganization.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Workload Security verifies the connection to the cloud resources and display a summary of the import action. Click Finish.
    The VMware vCloud resources now appear in the Workload Security console under their own branch on Computers.

Import computers from a VMware vCloud Air data center Parent topic

Procedure

  1. In the Workload Security console, go to the Computers section, right-click Computers in the navigation panel and select Add vCloud Account to display the Add vCloud Account wizard.
  2. Enter a Name and Description of the vCloud Air data center you are adding. These are only used for display purposes in the Workload Security console.
  3. Enter the Address of the vCloud Air data center.
    To determine the address of the vCloud Air data center:
    1. Log in to your vCloud Air portal.
    2. On the Dashboard tab, click on the data center you want to import into Workload Security. This displays the Virtual Data Center Details information page.
    3. In the Related Links section of the Virtual Data Center Details page, click on vCloud Director API URL. This displays the full URL of the vCloud Director API.
    4. Use the hostname only (not the full URL) as the Address of the vCloud Air data center that you are importing into Workload Security.
  4. In User Name and Password, enter virtual data center credentials. User names should have the format username@virtualdatacenterid.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Workload Security verifies the connection to the vCloud Air data center and display a summary of the import action. Click Finish.
    The VMware vCloud Air data center now appears in the Workload Security console under its own branch on Computers.

Remove a cloud account Parent topic

Removing a cloud provider account from Workload Security is permanent. However, your account with your cloud provider is unaffected and any agents that were installed on the instances are still installed, running, and providing protection (although they can no longer receive security updates). If you decide to reimport computers from the Cloud Provider Account, the agents download the latest Security Updates at the next scheduled opportunity.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Computers page, right-click on the Cloud Provider account in the navigation panel, and select Remove Cloud Account.
  2. Confirm that you want to remove the account.
  3. The account is removed from Workload Security.