VMWare ESXI Installation Guide: Difference between revisions

 
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Select your data storage (20 GB is enough) for the Allegro. This storage will be used as the boot partition and to store the configuration of the Allegro Virtual Edition.
Select your data storage (20 GB is enough) for the Allegro. This storage will be used as the boot partition and to store the configuration of the Allegro Virtual Edition.


This partition/disk will NOT ficilitate the packet ring buffer functionality. This does not require a high-speed disk.
This partition/disk will NOT facilitate the packet ring buffer functionality. This does not require a high-speed disk.


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=== Packet ring buffer and pcap storage ===
=== Packet ring buffer and pcap storage ===


For the ring buffer to work, you must add one or multiple virtual disks to the Allegro Virtual Edition.
For the ring buffer to work, you must add a "Hard disk 2" virtual disk (or more) to the Allegro Virtual Edition.


To do so, with a turned off VM, press “Edit” in the Vmware ESXi host and add a new (high speed) HDD.
To do so, with a turned off VM, press “Edit” in the Vmware ESXi host and add a new (high speed) HDD.
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