Quick troubleshooting view
Storage hosting VMs is approaching its maximum capacity.
- S previous
- Growth of thin discs
- Forgotten ISOs
- Identifying the biggest consumers
- Controlling the kennels
- Control capacity alerts
- Consolidate the kennels in a controlled manner
- Move VMs with the vMotion storage if available
- Extend the data store or add storage
Contextual technician plan
Read VM, PORTOS, ISOs and orphan files through VMware tools.
“Identifying the biggest consumers” should produce an observation that clearly confirms or rules out “S previous”.
If the observation is normal, lower “S previous” in the ranking and continue with the next distinct check.
If the observation is abnormal, keep the evidence and investigate “S previous” first. Related action: Consolidate the kennels in a controlled manner.
Find old or large-scale kennels.
“Controlling the kennels” should produce an observation that clearly confirms or rules out “Growth of thin discs”.
If the observation is normal, lower “Growth of thin discs” in the ranking and continue with the next distinct check.
If the observation is abnormal, keep the evidence and investigate “Growth of thin discs” first. Related action: Move VMs with the vMotion storage if available.
Check the thresholds and trend.
“Control capacity alerts” should produce an observation that clearly confirms or rules out “Forgotten ISOs”.
If the observation is normal, lower “Forgotten ISOs” in the ranking and continue with the next distinct check.
If the observation is abnormal, keep the evidence and investigate “Forgotten ISOs” first. Related action: Extend the data store or add storage.
Use the functions of the hypervisor.
“Do not delete files directly” should produce an observation that clearly confirms or rules out “Logs or dumps”.
If the observation is normal, lower “Logs or dumps” in the ranking and continue with the next distinct check.
If the observation is abnormal, keep the evidence and investigate “Logs or dumps” first.
Repeat the same validation test after the correction and confirm the original symptom is gone. Validate stability before closing the incident.
Before changing configuration, record the current value and a way back.
Escape immediately if the free space becomes critical for production VM.
Storage hosting VMs is approaching its maximum capacity.
Causes probables
- S previous
- Growth of thin discs
- Forgotten ISOs
- Logs or dumps
- New VM without reserved capacity
Diagnostic étape par étape
- 1
Identifying the biggest consumers
Read VM, PORTOS, ISOs and orphan files through VMware tools.
- 2
Controlling the kennels
Find old or large-scale kennels.
- 3
Control capacity alerts
Check the thresholds and trend.
- 4
Do not delete files directly
Use the functions of the hypervisor.
Solutions possibles
- Consolidate the kennels in a controlled manner
- Move VMs with the vMotion storage if available
- Extend the data store or add storage
Escape immediately if the free space becomes critical for production VM.