6.5 - Unable to change the scratch location

[IlVentu]

Hello,

I'm installing a new ESXi 6.5 9298722 HPE custom on a ProLiant DL360 G10.

I'm trying to move the persistent scratch location on the datastore but the task fails every time with "a specified parameter was not correct" error.

I have already created a folder in the root of the datastore called "hostnamescratch" and try to set the ScratchConfig.CurrentScratchLocation parameter in this way

/vmfs/volumes/5c595538-2c0eff94-0287-20677cf05a30/hostnamescratch

5c595538-2c0eff94-0287-20677cf05a30 is the UUID of the datastore.

I did same task in the past on 5.5 with no problems.

Where is my error ?

Regards.

[wila]

Hi,

Your way of doing this looks good to me.

There are a number of ways to do this,  please have a look at the following KB article.

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1033696 

Perhaps one of the other solutions work for you.

Hope this helps,

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Wil

[IlVentu]

Hello,

thank you for the answer.

At the end I used the SSH console and the command, I suspect that the web GUI has problems handling the string.

vim-cmd hostsvc/advopt/update ScratchConfig.ConfiguredScratchLocation string

[a_p_]

Just a quick note. It's actually not a GUI bug.

... and try to set the ScratchConfig.CurrentScratchLocation

You accidentally tried to set the wrong setting from the GUI.

The command line you mentioned contains the correct one.

André

[lodoss900]

looks like a bug with the gui. Not able to do it though the GUI, but the command line works

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