List of VMDKs for a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 - Size Mount point and Purpose
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This table provides a list of VMDKs in a vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 and their respective components.
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Note: The sizes provided are generated from a vCenter Server Appliance deployed using a Tiny specification. Your environment may differ depending on the sizing used.
| Disk VMDK) | Default Size (Tiny VCSA) | Mount Point | Purpose |
| VMDK1 | 12GB | / (10GB) /boot (132MB) SWAP (1GB) | Boot directory where the kernel images and boot load configurations are stored |
| VMDK2 | 1.3GB | /tmp | Temporary directory used to store temporary files generated or used by services from vCenter Server |
| VMDK3 | 25GB | SWAP | Swap directory used when the system is out of memory to swap to disk |
| VMDK4 | 25GB | /storage/core | Core directory where core dumps from VPXD process from the vCenter Server are stored |
| VMDK5 | 10GB | /storage/log | Log directory where vCenter Server stores all logs for the environment |
| VMDK6 | 10GB | /storage/db | VMware Postgres database storage location |
| VMDK7 | 5GB | /storage/dblog | VMware Postgres database logging location |
| VMDK8 | 10GB | /storage/seat | Stats, Events, Alarms and Tasks (SEAT) directory for VMware Postgres |
| VMDK9 | 1GB | /storage/netdump | VMware Netdump collector repository that stores ESXi dumps |
| VMDK10 | 10GB | /storage/autodeploy | VMware Auto Deploy repository that stores the thinpackages used for stateless booting of ESXi hosts |
| VMDK11 | 5GB | /storage/invsvc | VMware Inventory Service directory where the xDB, Inventory Service bootstrap configuration file, and tomcat configuration files reside |
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