There are three virtual elements that can be managed by VCM: vCenter, vShield, and vCloud. In the previous recipe, we added vCenter. In this one, we will continue with vShield and vCloud Director (vCD).
VMware vShield is a suite of virtual security appliances built for VMware vCenter Server integration. A vShield security group is a logical trust zone that you create and assign resources to for vShield protection.
By adding vCloud to VCM, you can use the vCloud Director properties to create machine groups and so on.
We will need the IP address of the vShield Manager and vCloud Director instances and a user account with administrative privileges.
Before adding vShield, you must collect data for your vCenter instance, as described in the next recipe.