VMWare Workstation Player/Pro Installation Guide: Difference between revisions

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You can add one or multiple virtual disks to the Allegro Virtual Edition.
You can 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.
When powered off, edit the settings of the virtual Machine and add press the "Add..." Button.


[[File:Esxi add hdd.png]]
[[File:Workstation player add hard disk.png|600px]]


Then use the default value and add the disk as a SCSI device.
[[File:Workstation player select scsi.png|600px]]
Then select new disk or use an existing one.
[[File:Workstation player create new disk.png|600px]]
If you have selected a new disk, set the size in the next dialogue.
[[File:Workstation player select size.png|600px]]
Now review the configuration and finish it. Once it is done, please start the Allegro Virtual Edition.
If done, you can enable the packet ring buffer as described in [[Ring Buffer Configuration Guide]].
If 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.
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.
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