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Barracuda XDR

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Setting up Virtual Sensors

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Barracuda XDR Virtual Sensors collect  Network IDS (Intrusion Detection System) logs. The following virtual sensors are available:

  • VMWare ESXi
  • Hyper-V
  • VHD (Azure)

Prerequisites

The following are prerequisites for virtual sensors:

  • A firewall or network switch for connectivity
  • VMWare ESXi, Hyper-V, or Azure infrastructure

The virtual sensor files are large and can take over 100GB of memory when unzipped. 

To set up a virtual sensor

Do one of the following: