Where is the ESXi OS installed / vCenter Database installed

[tjreeddoc]

All,

I am new to VMware.

On a server in a lab environment, I installed the ESXi OS.  After configuring the ESXi host and establishing remote connectivity to the ESXi host, I installed the vCenter Server Appliance on the same ESXi host. 

How do I find the location of the vCenter Server Appliance database on the ESXi host? What drive was it installed on?  How to do I find the location of the ESXi OS on the Dell server? What drive was it installed on?

Thank you,

T.J.

[SureshKumarMuth]

1. vCenter appliance is a SUSE server having vcenter application and its database embedded in it. It is inside the virtual appliance. You may access the appliance via ssh once you configure it.

https://knowledgelayer.softlayer.com/procedure/vmware-vsphere-6-deploy-and-configure-vcenter-server-...

2. ESXi host will be generally installed on your local driver or based on the location you choose while installing the ESXi host.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/27931850/How-can-you-tell-what-drive-ESXi-is-installed-on...

[tjreeddoc]

Sureshkumar,

Thank you for the quick reply.  However, I want to ensure I know the exact installation location of the ESXi OS and the vCenter Server Appliance database.

Using the vSphere Client, I connected to the vCenter Server Appliance. 

I selected the ESXi host>Configuration>Storage>Devices

I selected Local Dell Disk (naa.60024e805c68900020e816381af4fbf6)

Look at Devices, I see Local Dell Disk (naa.xxx......fbf6) = vmhba1:C2:T0:L0 and its capacity is 135 GB. 

Looking at the Device Details, I see Primary Partitions, I see various data about the size of partitions

Again, using the vSphere Client, I connected to the vCenter Server Appliance.

I selected the ESXi host>Configuration>Storage>Devices

This time, I selected the other Local Dell Disk (naa.60024e805c68900020e8167a1eee30e6)

When I look at the Device Details, I do NOT see a Primary Partitions. 

So, when I installed the ESXi OS it installed on Disk 0 of my server?  Also, when I installed vCenter Server Appliance, it also installed on Disk 0 of my server?

I have attached screen prints.

T.J.