Increase Cisco FTD and FMC Default Disk size in VMware Workstation.

[whizkidraj]

Hello guys,

So as we deploy (add) the Cisco FTD and FMC in VMware Workstation with the .ovf file, the default disk size is very less and since we can thin provision, how can I increase this size to 2 TB.

Also, once I upgrade my Cisco FTD or FMC, does the upgrade process also cleans (deletes) the old version files automatically i.e. is anything needed to be done after the upgrade to clean the old version and any other junk files,
and if yes then which files and under what directory can I safely delete such or other files to keep the disk space clean and not being wasted from old version files or any other junk files / unneeded files.

[Marvin Rhoads]

Manipulating the disk size using Linux tools is not supported for either FMC, FTD or ISE. I have had numerous free disk space issues over the years and TAC has always been able to provide the correct procedure to resolve it.

[Chess Norris]

Hi Marvin,  Is there a suported way to increase the disk or did TAC only delete unnecessary files from the disk?

In my case, it was not enough to just delete old backup and installation files. The total disk space for /ngfw was only 40 GB, so it was necessary to add more disk.

/Chess

[Marvin Rhoads]

@Chess Norris in my multiple cases TAC has always been able to identify and remove the files that could safely be deleted. Depending on the bug you might be hitting (there are multiple with different root causes), the files will vary.