vCenter Database retention Policy

[MrVmware9423]

Dear team,

i have changed the vcenter database retension policy to 1 days instead of 7 days for task and evetsn, once clicked OK, when i view events and task still i m able to see last 7 days logs. when and how this setting will take affect.

required your assitiance...

Regards

Mr VMware

[iw123]

when did you make the change?

[MrVmware9423]

half n hour back...

[iw123]

the setting will take effect from now on, so you will need to check tomorrow etc to see any change.

[MrVmware9423]

u mean to say from tommorrow onwards i wil be able to see 1 day events.

[iw123]

yes, I would assume so

[MrVmware9423]

will it help if i restart sql and vcenter service.....

[iw123]

I don't think so, it will just take effect against any new tasks and alarms. See http://www.vmadmin.co.uk/vmware/36-virtualcenter/247-vcenterdbretention

for more info.

[MrVmware9423]

in future  if i want to see old events and logs, then how is it possible....

[iw123 · Accepted solution]

if you set the retention period to a short period of time, then you will not be able to go back to see older events and tasks. The retention period is a trade off between amount of logs and database size. 

[MrVmware9423]

u mean to say if the retention period is too short, the old data i.e task & events r also truncated/deleted from the vcenter database.......

[MrVmware9423]

Dear LAN,

Once i changed the vCenter Database retention Policy, then after 2 hours i m abe to see only last 24 hours events (Means Yesterday events and Today events).

Just want to know if the retention period is too short, the old data i.e task & events r also truncated/deleted from the vcenter database.......

Many thanks forur help and support. I really appreciate the same.

Regards

Mr VMware