Vendor Sheet
Automating Advanced Security for the Software Defined Data Center
Fortinet and VMware automate advanced protection for software-defined data centers and private clouds by integrating FortiGate-VMX with VMware NSX. NSX automatically provisions security nodes across changing ESXi clusters, synchronizes policies, supports vMotion and DRS, and steers selected traffic from its distributed firewall to FortiGate-VMX for deeper inspection. Workload-aware microsegmentation creates trust zones for web, application, and data tiers and protects east-west traffic without complex manual rules. VXLAN segments retain security as workloads move, while VDOMs provide tenant and departmental separation with administrative autonomy. FortiGate-VMX Service Manager handles licensing, configuration, dynamic objects, and FortiGuard updates; optional FortiAnalyzer centralizes logg
