Error "Shutting down the VC as there is not enough free space for the Database" while starting the vpxd service.
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Error "Shutting down the VC as there is not enough free space for the Database" while starting the vpxd service.
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Article ID: 318823
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Updated On: 12-30-2024
Products
VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
You are unable to connect to the vCenter Server through the vSphere Webclient.
Checking the service status using service-control --status --all, vpxd service shows in "Stopped" state.
In the /var/log/vmware/vpxd/vpxd.log file, you see errors similar to:
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+11:00 info vpxd[7F22CD9E3800] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Shutting down VMware VirtualCenter YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+11:00 info vpxd[7F22BD874700] [Originator@6876 sub=drmLogger opID=lro-2-6e1be026] termCond is 0 and VC shutting down is true. Return YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+11:00 info vpxd[7F22BD874700] [Originator@6876 sub=drmLogger opID=lro-2-6e1be026] _termCond: 0, VC shutting down: true, breaking from the while loop. YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+11:00 error vpxd[7F2C5588F700] [Originator@6876 sub=vpxdVdb] Shutting down the VC as there is not enough free space for the Database(used: 95%; threshold: 95%). YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+11:00 info vpxd[7F2C646D8800] [Originator@6876 sub=Default] Shutting down VMware VirtualCenter
Environment
VMware vCenter Server 6.x
VMware vCenter Server 7.x
VMware vCenter Server 8.x
Cause
This issue can be seen when one of the partitions in the vCenter appliance is full.
Resolution
Take a SSH session to the vCenter.
Run df -h to validate which partition is full.
Run df -i to validate the inode space.
Identify the partition and find the cause for the partition getting full.
If deletion of files is not possible from the partition, refer the KB for increasing the disk space.