- February 27, 2023
- Posted by: Syed Shujaat
- Category: Uncategorized
Log Files
From the vCenter Server, investigate the vsphere_client_virgo.log file located at:
Windows vCenter Server – C:\ProgamData\VMware\vCenterServer\logs\vsphere-client\logs\
vCenter Server Appliance – /var/log/vmware/vsphere-client/logs/
Also, look at the vpxd.log file located at:
Windows vCenter Server: C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\logs\vmware-vpx
vCenter Server Appliance: /var/log/vmware/vpxd
How to Delete Files and Folders via SSH
The command in its simplest form looks like:
rm myFile.txt myFile1.txt myFile2.txt
However, listing all files/folders that need to be deleted can be quite time-consuming. Fortunately, rm accepts several arguments which can ease your task. In the above example, you could type:
rm myFile*.txt
This will match all files starting with ‘myFile’ and ending in ‘.txt’ and delete them.
To delete a whole folder and its content recursively, you can use:
rm -rf foldername/
To delete all files/folders in the current directory, without deleting the directory itself, you would need to use:
rm -rf *
List of VMDKs/Partitions for a vCenter Server 7.0 – Size Mount point and Purpose (78515)
The sizes provided are generated from a vCenter Server 7.0 deployed using a Tiny specification with a Default Storage Size. Your environment may differ depending on the sizing used. File names follow traditional VMDK naming conventions and as such, VMDK1 will be vmname.vmdk, and VMDK2 will be vmname_1.vmdk, and so forth.
Disk (VMDK) |
Default Size (Tiny with Default Storage Size) |
Mount Point | Purpose |
VMDK1 | 48GB | / (46GB) /boot (132MB) SWAP (1GB) |
Directory where the kernel images and boot loader configurations are stored. |
VMDK2 | 1.8GB | /tmp | Directory used to store temporary files generated or used by services from vCenter Server |
VMDK3 | 25GB | SWAP | Directory used when the system is out of memory to swap to disk |
VMDK4 | 25GB | /storage/core | Directory where core dumps from VPXD process from the vCenter Server are stored |
VMDK5 | 10GB | /storage/log | Directory where vCenter Server and Platform Services Controller store all logs for the environment |
VMDK6 | 10GB | /storage/db | VMware Postgres database storage location |
VMDK7 | 5GB | /storage/dblog | VMware Postgres database logging location |
VMDK8 | 10GB | /storage/seat | Stats, Events, Alarms and Tasks (SEAT) directory for VMware Postgres |
VMDK9 | 1GB | /storage/netdump | VMware Netdump collector repository that stores ESXi dumps |
VMDK10 | 10GB | /storage/autodeploy | VMware Auto Deploy repository that stores the thinpackages used for stateless booting of ESXi hosts |
VMDK11 | 10GB | /storage/imagebuilder | VMware Image Builder repository that stores the vSphere image profiles, software depots and VIB packages, such as driver VIBs and update VIBs. |
VMDK12 | 100GB | /storage/updatemgr | VMware Update Manager repository where patches and updates are stored for Virtual Machine and ESXi hosts |
VMDK13 | 50GB | /storage/archive | VMware Postgres database’s Write-Ahead Logging (WAL) location |
VMDK14 | 10GB | /storage/vtsdb | VMware vTSDB Service Repository that stores the stats |
VMDK15 | 5GB | /storage/vtsdblog | VMware vTSDB Service Repository that stores the logs of the service |
VMDK16 | 100GB | /storage/lifecycle | Workload Control Plane service stage directory or software depot, this stores the binaries for install and update/upgrade. |