This guide explains how to add a CPU core to an ExtraHop virtual Discover appliance
that is running in a VMware environment.
The Discover 1000v appliance requires a minimum of two processing cores with
hyper-threading support. If you want to enable SSL decryption, we recommend that you
add a third processing core to avoid performance degradation.
Note: | You must have an ExtraHop license before you can enable SSL decryption. |
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Log in to the Administration settings on the ExtraHop system through
https://<extrahop-hostname-or-IP-address>/admin.
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In the Appliance Settings section, click
Shutdown or Restart.
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In the System row, click Shutdown.
Note: | You must save or revert changes to the running config file before shutting
down or restarting the system. |
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Log in to the VMware vSphere client.
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In the left panel, select the ExtraHop VM.
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Click the Summary tab and then click Edit
Settings.
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In the Virtual Machine Properties window, click
CPUs.
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From the Number of virtual sockets drop-down list,
select 3.
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Click OK.
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On the Summary tab, under the
Commands section, click Power
On.
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