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 === Packet ring buffer and pcap storage ===
-You can add one or multiple virtual disks to the Allegro Virtual Edition.
+For the ring buffer to work, you must add one or multiple virtual disks to the Allegro Virtual Edition.
-When powered off, press “Edit” in the Vmware ESXi host and add a new HDD.
+To do so, with a turned off VM, press “Edit” in the Vmware ESXi host and add a new (high speed) HDD.
 [[File:Esxi add hdd.png]]
-If done, you can enable the packet ring buffer as described in [[Ring Buffer Configuration Guide]].
+You can check at '''Generic''' → '''Storage''' if the Allegro Network Multimeter has detected a storage device. Here an example of ONE attached disk:
+When done, you can enable the packet ring buffer as described in [[Ring Buffer Configuration Guide]].
 Please note that a real-time capture of packets require high write rates to your storage device. Please use dedicated disks for the ring buffer to avoid performance issues on other virtual machines.