List of VMDKs for a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 - Size Mount point and Purpose
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List of VMDKs for a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 - Size Mount point and Purpose

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Article ID: 319479

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VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This table provides a list of VMDKs in a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 and their respective components.

Resolution

Note: The sizes provided are generated from a vCenter Server Appliance deployed using a Tiny specification. Your environment may differ depending on the sizing used.
 
Disk VMDK)Default Size 
(Tiny VCSA)
Mount PointPurpose
VMDK112GB/ (10GB)
/boot (132MB)
SWAP (1GB)
Boot directory where the kernel images and boot load configurations are stored
VMDK21.3GB/tmpTemporary directory used to store temporary files generated or used by services from vCenter Server
VMDK325GBSWAPSwap directory used when the system is out of memory to swap to disk
VMDK425GB/storage/coreCore directory where core dumps from VPXD process from the vCenter Server are stored
VMDK510GB/storage/logLog directory where vCenter Server stores all logs for the environment
VMDK610GB/storage/dbVMware Postgres database storage location
VMDK75GB/storage/dblogVMware Postgres database logging location
VMDK810GB/storage/seatStats, Events, Alarms and Tasks (SEAT) directory for VMware Postgres
VMDK91GB/storage/netdumpVMware Netdump collector repository that stores ESXi dumps
VMDK1010GB/storage/autodeployVMware Auto Deploy repository that stores the thinpackages used for stateless booting of ESXi hosts
VMDK115GB/storage/invsvcVMware Inventory Service directory where the xDB, Inventory Service bootstrap configuration file, and tomcat configuration files reside