Dear VMWare community,
Before in version 5.5 i have no issue, but now in 6.5 and also 6.7 my swap datastore is not used by the VM's.
I got this issue with an new installation at a customer, so i created a test setup, where i also have the same issue.
My Hypervisor is stand-alone.
I have 2 datastores, one for the VM, one for the swapping.
VM name = WinSrv with 4GB RAM.
Below: Host \ Manage \ System \ Swap \ Edit Settings, i have set the following settings:
Enabled: Yes
Datastore: datastoreSwap
Host cache: Yes
Local swap: Yes
(VM is restarted)
On the datastoreSwap there is only the sysSwap.........swp
The WinSrv.....vswp of the VM is still at the datastore of the VM.
At the settings of the VM, when u go to VM Options. below at Advanced.
The settings is set to: Default (Use the setting of the cluster or host containing the virtual machine)
It does not matter if i change this to: Datastore specified by host.
I also couldn't find any errors that the datastoreSwap could not be used or anything.
allot of documentation is or old or for vCenter, because i dont have the following "buttons"
The following doc says its for 6.5 but this version does not have vSphere Web Client navigator anymore...Configure System Swap
The following doc says its for 6.7 but this version does not have cSphere Client anymore... Configure Virtual Machine Swapfile Properties for the Host
hopefully someone can help me.