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.

This step is not applicable if the virtual appliance will use external network file system (such as NFS) datastores.

The FortiWeb-VM package that you downloaded includes presized VMDK (Virtual Machine Disk Format) files. However, they are only 32 GB, which is not large enough for most deployments. Resize the vDisk before powering on the virtual machine.

Before doing so, make sure that you understand the effects of your vDisk settings.

For example, if you have an 800 GB data store which has been formatted with 1 MB block size, you cannot size a single vDisk greater than 256 GB on your FortiWeb-VM.

Consider also that, depending on the size of your organization’s network, you might require more or less storage for your auto-learning data, anti-defacement backups, scan results, and reports.

To resize the vDisk

If you are resizing the disk for an existing deployment of FortiWeb-VM, back up the logs and other non-configuration data before beginning this procedure. Formatting the disk will delete all data on that disk. For backup instructions, see the FortiWeb Administration Guide.

While resizing the vDisk, the FortiWeb-VM must be powered off.

1. On your management computer, start Citrix XenCenter.
   
   
2. In the pane on the left side, double-click the name of the XenServer. This will open an authentication dialog.
3. In Server, type the IP address or FQDN of the Citrix XenServer server.
   In User name, type the name of your account on that server.
   In Password, type the password for your account on that server.

   Click Connect.
   
   

4. In the pane on the left side, select the name of the FortiWeb-VM instance on that server.

The pane on the right side will change to show the settings for this specific virtual machine.

5. In the pane on the right side, click the Storage tab, then click the Properties button.
   
   
6. Adjust the maximum size of the vDisk, then click OK.