Using Sensors

Setting up Virtual Sensors

Barracuda XDR Virtual Sensors collect Network IDS (Intrusion Detection System) logs. You have two options you can use for Virtual Sensors:

• VMWare ESXi

• Hyper-V

Prerequisites

The following are prerequisites for virtual sensors:

• A firewall or network switch for connectivity

• VMWare ESXi or Hyper-V infrastructure

To set up a virtual sensor

Do one of the following:

• To set up a VMWare virtual sensor, see Setting up a VMWare Virtual Sensor

• To set up a Hyper-V virtual sensor, see Setting up a Hyper-V Virtual Sensor

• To set up an Azure virtual sensor, see Setting up a Virtual Sensor for Azure