====== Creating And Adding External Mount Disk On SonicWall Analytics ======

**DESCRIPTION:**

This documents helps to Create and Add External mount disk for SonicWall Analytics

**RESOLUTION:** 

**1.-** Login to ESXi Console and select the Analytics VM and right click select Edit Settings

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  NOTE: It is recommended to allocate disk capacity as per license. Also make sure that free disk space is available in VM datastore.
  
**1.-** Now power on Analytics VM in vSphere and below message will show up on Console screen. Initial boot-up may take 5 to 10 minutes.

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**1.-** After bootup following screen will show up, double-click on the orange-brown Management Console screen.

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In Management Console, use keyboard arrow keys and select Storage in the Menu and press Enter

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Now in main Storage screen use arrow key to select Add Storage, select Yes and press Enter to Confirm

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Now insert 4 digit number for key (for encryption) and note it down for later use. press Enter to Confirm

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  NOTE: The Encryption key will help secure storage and needed to re-configure storage.

**1.-** Once Confirmed, disk encryption will start as shown below and ‘Mount storage’ option will appear

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**1.-** Click Enter and provide the encryption key (recorded earlier) and now you  will get below pop-up

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1.- Select Yes and press Enter again to Confirm and machine will Reboot.

2.- After reboot, again open Management Console and navigate to the Network Interface in the Menu and press Enter and select ens160.

3.- By default DHCP is enabled so it will automatically get the Network Interface config and show up as below.

4.- If DHCP is not available or want to use Static IP, use arrow keys to Disable DHCP and provide Network config i.e. IP address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS.

5.- Take note of the IP address to access On-Premises Analytics instance.

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