Large nsxaVim.err file causing full ramdisk on the ESXi

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• ESXi host prepared for NSX
• Ramdisk on the ESXi host may become saturated due to unexpectedly large file /var/log/nsxaVim.err.

Environment

VMware NSX-T Data Center
VMware NSX

Resolution

This issue is resolved in VMware NSX 3.2.4
This issue is resolved in VMware NSX 4.1.2
This issue is resolved in VMware NSX 4.2.0

Workaround:

To remove the (large) nsxaVim.err file, please follow the steps below:

1. Stop nsx-opsagent service:
   
   # /etc/init.d/nsx-opsagent stop
   
   
2. Delete the file /var/log/nsxaVim.err:
   
   # rm /var/log/nsxaVim.err
   
   
3. Start opsagent: 
   
   # /etc/init.d/nsx-opsagent start
   
   
   

If the workaround does not help to resolve the issue, contact Broadcom Support and reference this KB article.