What must be completed with the virtual machine’s vNIC before applying the rules?

A security administrator is required to protect East-West virtual machine traffic with the NSX Distributed Firewall.

What must be completed with the virtual machine’s vNIC before applying the rules?
A . It is connected to the underlay.
B. It must be connected to a vSphere Standard Switch.
C. It is connected to an NSX managed segment.
D. It is connected to a transport zone.

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Answer: C

Explanation:

In order to apply the rules, the vNIC of the virtual machine must be connected to an NSX managed segment. The NSX managed segment is a logical representation of the virtual network, and all rules are applied at this level.

For more information on NSX Distributed Firewall and how to configure it, please refer to the NSX-T Data Center documentation: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T-Data-Center/3.0/nsx-t-3.0-firewall/GUID-B6B835F2-B6F2-4468-8F8E-6F7B9B9D6E91.html