Before you begin to deploy your sensors and integrated appliances, you need to understand the following terms.
Physical sensor
A hardware Network Security appliance that has been converted to a sensor (which disables its on-board analysis engine) or a hardware appliance that has no on-board analysis engine. These appliances send submissions to an IVX cluster for analysis. A physical sensor operates in MVX sensor mode.
Virtual sensor
A virtual appliance that has no on-board analysis engine and instead sends submissions to an IVX cluster for analysis. A virtual sensor operates in MVX sensor mode.
Integrated appliance
A hardware appliance that uses its on-board analysis engine instead of sending submissions to an IVX cluster for analysis. An integrated appliance operates in local MVX mode.
Client-initiated connection
A method in which an appliance administrator (for example, an Network Security administrator) sends a request for management to the Central Management appliance, and a Central Management administrator accepts the request.
Server-initiated connection
A method in which a Central Management administrator directly adds an appliance to the Central Management appliance for management.
Central Management managed appliance
An appliance that is under Central Management management.
Standalone appliance
An appliance that is not under Central Management management.