Expanding database size

Depending on the volume of NetFlow data that will be forwarded to the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual appliance, it may be necessary to allocate additional storage space for its database.

To add a hard drive to the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual machine, follow these steps:

1. Power off the Plixer Scrutinizer VM by logging in and issuing the sudo shutdown -h now command.

2. In Hyper-V manager, right-click on the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual machine and select Settings.

3. Under the IDE COntroller settings, select Hard Drive and click Add.

4. Under Virtual hard disk:, click New to start the New Virtual Hard Disk wizard.

5. When asked to choose the disk format, select VHDX to allow for for expansion past 2 TB.

6. Continue to follow the wizard and provide the requested details.

7. Review the settings in the summary and click Finish to complete the operation.

8. Power on the virtual machine and follow the steps to configure the hard drive for use by the Plixer Scrutinizer virtual appliance under the ESXi subsection of the deployment guides.

When done, verify that the new hard drive has been successfull added by entering show diskspace at the SCRUTINIZER> prompt and confirming the new size of the database.