vCenter patch pre-check warning for insufficient archive disk space

Products

• VMware vCenter Server 8.0

Issue/Introduction

During vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) patching, the Lifecycle Manager pre-check may display a warning indicating insufficient disk space on the archive partition (/storage/archive). This warning may appear even after the appliance disk size has been increased and does not prevent the patching process from completing successfully.

When preparing to patch the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA), the Pre-Update Check Results show the following Warning:

In the vCenter Server Appliance, the disk /storage/archive has a total size of # GB of which # GB is free.
Insufficient disk space is available on the vCenter Server Appliance. Increase the disk space and attempt the operation again.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 8.x

Cause

The /storage/archive partition is for database WAL operations, and it will normally run at close to full capacity.  This is by design and does not indicate a problem.

Resolution

This is a warning only and does not impact vCenter patching.  You may continue patching without issues.

Additional Information

The archive disk space warning does not block patch installation.

Manual resizing of LVM volumes or partitions is not supported.