VCA vCenter volume /storage/log full

[Myretyr]

Hello

Since a while ago my vca has a full /storage/log volume. I have searched information about this, if it is a normal state or if it is a faulty state. I have some performance issues with my vcenter. It doesnt show statistics correctly either in the gui.

So where can I find information about if this is a normal state for a vca?

VCA vCenter server 5.5.0 build 1476327

Running with the integrated database

Aprox 1200 installed VMs, 350 running of them

I am thankful for very bit of information about this!

Kind regards Jens

[admin]

Please mount a seprate disk to VCSA and run cronjob to move all the logs to that disk. This will make additional space in storage/log. you can also redirect your vpxd logs to other directory. Check this out. VMware KB: Changing the default log location for VMware vCenter Server

Thanks,

DJ

[Myretyr]

Hello

Thanks for your answer. Will do that.

Why are not the logs rotated when they get old/full? Are there any settings to adjust this?

Kind Regards Jens

[admin]

There are mechanism for log rotation. you need to see what type of logs are consuming most of the space.

Thanks,

DJ

[Myretyr]

Hello again!

Long time, no see 😉

I have examined the vCenter server. I use vCenter as a log collector for my ESXi hosts. Each and every host logs about 300-500MB of data each day. This gives with 8 hosts 3,2GB of data each day. The Log volume is 20GB (as default i think) this gives that the vCenter Log volume is at 100% within a week.

How do I adjust the rotation of theese log files? Are there any method to rotate them manually?

I am currently leaning into a solution like this:

https://vdoogle.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/vcenter-server-appliance-5-5-syslog-collector-rotation/

Regards Jens

[Sudarshan_Bhart]

Solved by deleting old logs folder in /var/log/remote/<folders>.