Vmafdd.log Too Big -

| Configuration | Log size (24h) | Peak disk I/O (KB/s) | Frames dropped | |---------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------| | Original (DEBUG + no rotate) | 48 GB | 3200 | 12% | | INFO + rotate | 380 MB | 210 | 0.5% | | WARNING + rotate + rate limit | 24 MB | 45 | 0.1% |

ls -lh /var/log/vmafdd.log

The log file— /var/log/vmafdd.log —records every operation this daemon performs, including: vmafdd.log too big

Ensure your vCenter appliance also uses the same NTP sources. | Configuration | Log size (24h) | Peak

| Order | Action | Command / Method | |-------|--------|------------------| | 1 | Stop log growth | /etc/init.d/vmafdd stop | | 2 | Clear existing log | truncate -s 0 /var/log/vmafdd.log | | 3 | Check time sync | esxcli system time get vs date on vCenter | | 4 | Restart service | /etc/init.d/vmafdd start | | 5 | Renew certificates | vSphere UI or generate-certificates | | 6 | Harden log rotation | Edit /etc/vmware/logrotate.conf | | 7 | Set monitoring alert | vCenter Alarm or custom script | vmafdd.log too big