Host based encryption in VMware ESXi
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So I have been having difficulty locating a solution for this. I am trying VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi for the first time but gathering all the information first before actual installation. I downloaded the latest ISO 6.0.0 update 2.
This is for a home lab so nothing mission critical. My current setup is a Hyper-V 2012 R2 server that has host based encryption on the Raid array volumes and system disk using Bitlocker and TPM. The VMs themselves are not encrypted, just the logical drives they reside on. Bitlocker is configured so that when I boot up the Hyper-V server, I enter an alphanumeric PIN to continue booting, and then I startup my VMs manually.
My goal is to replicate this setup with VMware. Does VMware offer host based encryption or do I need a 3rd party utility? My server setup consists of 1 standalone system disk, a Raid 1 array, and a Raid 5 array. All are Sata direct attached storage in the same case.
As for the reason for the migration, I want to run bridge mode Untangle as a VM, something I cannot do with Hyper-V.
So I have been having difficulty locating a solution for this. I am trying VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi for the first time but gathering all the information first before actual installation. I downloaded the latest ISO 6.0.0 update 2.
This is for a home lab so nothing mission critical. My current setup is a Hyper-V 2012 R2 server that has host based encryption on the Raid array volumes and system disk using Bitlocker and TPM. The VMs themselves are not encrypted, just the logical drives they reside on. Bitlocker is configured so that when I boot up the Hyper-V server, I enter an alphanumeric PIN to continue booting, and then I startup my VMs manually.
My goal is to replicate this setup with VMware. Does VMware offer host based encryption or do I need a 3rd party utility? My server setup consists of 1 standalone system disk, a Raid 1 array, and a Raid 5 array. All are Sata direct attached storage in the same case.
As for the reason for the migration, I want to run bridge mode Untangle as a VM, something I cannot do with Hyper-V.
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Thanks but both of these appear to encrypt at VM level only, unless I am misunderstanding something. I am looking to encrypt the disks that the VMs reside on, not the actual VM itself. I previously used TrueCrypt prior to Bitlocker but migrated due to an instability I experienced in the TrueCrypt driver.
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You're right, I won't have the budget for HyTrust. Well, I guess I will stay on Hyper-V then and keep Untangle a physical box. Host based Encryption is more important to me.
Not at present, it is on the road map.
You will need to use a third party.
e.g. HyTrust
https://www.hytrust.com/products/datacontrol/