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2 Replies Last post: Jun 1, 2009 10:01 PM by AndreTheGiant

Swapfile location priority

Jun 1, 2009 4:47 PM

JasonBurrell 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?

Tags: 3.5, swap

Reply Re: Swapfile location priority Jun 1, 2009 5:38 PM

weinstein5 6,211 posts since
Nov 19, 2005 VMware

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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Reply Re: Swapfile location priority Jun 1, 2009 10:01 PM

AndreTheGiant 5,650 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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