Installing Deep Discovery Director (Internal Network Analytics Version) on a Virtual Appliance

Procedure

1. Create a custom virtual machine with the following minimum specifications:
   • Virtual machine hardware version: 8
   • Guest operating system: CentOS Linux 6/7 (64-bit) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (64-bit)
   • CPU: 1 virtual socket with 8 cores
   • Memory: 24GB
   • Network interface card: 1 with E1000 or VMXNET 3 adapter

     Important Deep Discovery Director (Internal Network Analytics Version) does not support the VMXNET 2 (Enhanced) adapter type. For port binding, specify the same adapter type to use for all network interface cards.

   • SCSI Controller: LSI Logic Parallel
   • Hard disk: 300GB
2. Open the virtual machine console, and then power on the virtual machine.
3. Connect the CD/DVD device of the virtual machine to the Deep Discovery Director (Internal Network Analytics Version) ISO image file, and then boot the virtual machine from the CD/DVD drive.
   The Deep Discovery Director (Internal Network Analytics Version) Installation screen appears.

   

4. Select Install internal Network Analytics (NA) version.
   The Disk Selection screen appears.

   

5. Click Continue.
   The Hardware Profile screen appears.
6. Click Continue.
   The Disk Space Configuration screen appears.
7. (Optional) Modify the disk space configuration, and then click Continue.
   The Repartition Disks confirmation message appears.

   

8. Click Continue.
   The installation starts.