Attention gurus:
I am confused about something I just read in a VMware KB: VMware KB: Log rotation and logging options for vmware.log
Here it is:
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/nullThe log.rotateSize setting
By default, the virtual machine log file ( vmware.log) is rotated as a result of the virtual machine's Power On or Power Off operation.
To configure log rotation based on file size, include this option in the virtual machine's .vmx file:
log.rotateSize = <maximum size in bytes the file can grow to>
Note:
- The default value is 0 or Unlimited.
- This parameter is supported only in hosts prior to ESXi 5.1
NOTE that I have place #2 above in bold print and underlined it. Is this for real? You can't adjust this setting in 5.1? This has to be a mistake because I created the parameter and set the value. but there isn't any way to confirm its working unless I wait forever and monitor. BOGUS.
someone from VMware who knows what the story is with this please chime in and provide some certainty to the following:
1) what is the default if 5.1 and 5.5 for virtual machine log file in regards to size and rotation
2) is this a mistake in the KB article that states the above parameter is not supported, and it if isn't supported, how then is the log rotation for a VM adjusted.
I recently saw VM log files as large as 1GB in size at a customer site, I want to put together a quick script to change this as many have and there are scripts available, but when I look at the scripts that have been developed they are all using this parameter to set the log rotation.
Please assist and help get a straight answer for those who have read this KB and have started scratch heads...
Thanks.