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Swapfile location priority posted: Jun 1, 2009 4:47 PM

Click to view JasonBurrell's profile Enthusiast 89 posts since
Apr 21, 2008

Is it possible to set the swap file location per host to a datastore on the host then if that runs out of space keep the swap file with the virtual machine? If not what happens when a swap datastore runs out of space?

Re: Swapfile location priority

1. Jun 1, 2009 5:38 PM in response to: JasonBurrell
Click to view weinstein5's profile Guru 6,331 posts since
Nov 19, 2005
If you are not able to create a vmkernel swap file either with the VMs other files or on seperate storage you will not be able to start the VM -


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Re: Swapfile location priority

2. Jun 1, 2009 10:01 PM in response to: JasonBurrell
Click to view AndreTheGiant's profile Guru 5,916 posts since
Aug 28, 2008
I suppose you mean VM swapfile.

Is it possible to set the swap file location per host to a datastore on the host then if that runs out of space keep the swap file with the virtual machine?

No, you can choose a different location on the single VM, or at cluster level.

If not what happens when a swap datastore runs out of space?

You probably cannot power on new VM (depending on the needed swap size).

Andre
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