VMware Cloud Director display a storage value for a virtual machine (VM) that is higher than the actual hard disk size configured for the VM.

Products

• VMware Cloud Director

Issue/Introduction

 

• A VM with a specific hard disk size shows a higher storage value under the Datacenter section.

• The displayed storage includes additional capacity that does not match the hard disk size.

 

Environment

VMware Cloud Director 10.x

Resolution

VMware Cloud Director uses a combined parameter to represent total storage, calculated as:

Total Storage = Hard disk size + Allocated Memory

Example:
Configuration:

• VM Hard Disk: 500 GB
• VM Memory: 16 GB

Calculation:

Total Storage = 500 GB (Disk) + 16 GB (Memory) = 516 GB