Simple recovery model

[kasperottesen]

After upgrading to vCenter 4.1 from 4.0 hte setup has changed my recovery model from simple to Bulk-logged, which has caused my transactions log to grow rapidly.

Just to be 100% sure, can I change to simple recovery on the fly without restarting vCenter service?

[kasperottesen]

As described in this kb it is a well known issue.

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1026407

It is easy to change it a can be done on-the-fly without interrupting vCenter.

Some info about the recovery model: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175987(SQL.90).aspx

[Matt_B1]

This is supposedly fixed in 4.1U1 yet I still have the issue.  I am doing an upgrade using the latest vCenter 4.1U1 installer to upgrade vCenter 4.0U2.  It switches from simple to bulk logging during the upgrade process and fills up my log drive.  I am running vCenter and the DB on separate Win 2k8 servers.  I am going to have to add storage just to get through the upgrade so that I can change it back to simple afterwards.