Configuring hardware settings

Before powering on your FortiAnalyzer-VM, you must configure virtual disks and at least four network interfaces.

To configure settings on the server:

1. In the Virtual Machine Manager, locate the VM name, then click Open on the toolbar.
2. In the Virtual Machine window, select Show virtual hardware details.
3. Click Add Hardware to open the Add Hardware window
4. Select Storage.

   

5. Select Create a disk image on the computer's harddrive, and set the size.

   If you know your environment will expand in the future, or if you will be using ADOMs, adding hard disks larger than 500 GB. This allows your environment to expand as required while not taking up more space than is needed. See Licensing for more information.

   The FortiAnalyzer-VM allows you to add twelve virtual log disks to a deployed instance. When adding additional hard disks, use the following CLI command to extend the LVM logical volume: execute lvm start execute lvm extend <arg ..>

6. Enter the following information:

   Device Type	Virtio disk
   Cache mode	writethrough
   Storage format	raw

7. Select Network to add more network interfaces. The Device Model must be Virtio.

   

   A new VM includes one network adapter by default. You can add more through the Add Hardware window. FortiAnalyzer-VM supports up to four network adapters. You can configure network adapters to connect to a virtual switch or to network adapters on the host computer.

8. Click Finish.