Resizing the virtual disk (vDisk)
If you configure the virtual appliance’s storage repository to be internal (i.e. local, on its own vDisk), resize the vDisk before powering on.
The FortiInsight-VM package that you downloaded includes pre-sized VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk Format) files of 1GB for disk 1 (for the OS) and 60GB for disk 2, and 3, and 4 data, which is large enough for most trial deployments.
Resize the vDisk before powering on the virtual machine.
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The maximum disk size can be affected by the VM datastore block size. Consult VMware documentation for details. See http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11920. |
Consider also that, depending on the size of your organization’s network, you might require more or less storage for the FortiInsight data storage layer for anomalies, alerts and event telemetry.
To resize the vDisk:
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In the VMware vSphere Client, right-click the name of the virtual appliance, and select Edit Settings. The Virtual Machine Properties page is displayed.
- Select the Hardware tab and select Hard Disk 2.
- Select Remove.
- Select Add. The Add Hardware page is displayed.
- In the list of device types, select Hard Disk and select Next.
- Select Create a new virtual disk and select Next.
- In Disk Size, enter the size of the vDisk in GB and select Next.
- Select the bottom option in Virtual Device Node, select IDE (0:1) from the drop-down list, then select Next.
- Select Finish to close the Add Hardware page and then select OK to save the settings to Virtual Machine Properties.
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Repeat for Hard Disk 3, and 4.
All disks must be the same size, and Hard Disk 1 must not be resized.