Steps to remove old core files from NSX Edge node.

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• Old core files are still existing in NSX edge /var/log/core
• These core files are already analysed and addressed.
• Command # get core-dumps / # del core-dumps from admin mode of Edge does not work in NSX 3.X

Environment

VMware NSX-T datacenter 

Cause

This is a limitation in NSX-T datacenter 3.X. 

Resolution

To remove core files in NSX 3.x please follow the below steps:

• Login to NSX manager as root using SSH.
• Browse to /var/log/core:
  • # cd /var/log/core
• List the core dump files:
  • # ls
• Remove the core dump files:
  • # rm -i <filename>

Additional Information

For NSX version 4.1.1 or above:

edge> del core-dump all
or
edge> del core-dump <core-dump-filename>