Configure Database File Growth - VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 Getting Started Manual

Configure Database File Growth

After VCM is installed, the installer creates a single 250 MB data file and a 25 MB log file. As data is added
to VCM through normal operations, these files will grow as required. Unfortunately, the growth settings
are set to default, which can easily cause fragmentation in the files. It is important to set the AutoGrowth
setting properly in each of the databases.
In the Automatically grow file section, select By percent and make sure this setting is at least 10%. This
setting should be configured on each VCM-related database.
1. Select Start | All Programs | Microsoft SQL Server 2005 | SQL Server Management Studio.
Connect to the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Expand the SQL instance.
3. Expand Databases.
4. Right-click VCM and select Properties. The Database Properties window appears.
5. In the left pane, select Files. The right pane displays VCM and VCM_Log.
6. In the Autogrowth column, click the ellipsis button. The Change Autogrowth for VCM dialog box
appears.
7. Select Enable Autogrowth.
8. In the File Growth area, select and type or select 10 or greater in the text box. This setting indicates
that every time the transaction log file grows, it will grow by 10% of its current size. This setting is
very critical in larger environments where the log file can grow large even when using the Simple
recovery model. If possible, reserve as much space as possible for your transaction log file so that it
does not ever have to grow. This configuration will result in the best performance.
9. In the Maximum File Size area, select Unrestricted Growth.
10. Click OK to save and close the dialog box.
11. Repeat the same procedures for VCM_Log.
12. Return to the database list and repeat the above procedures for all VCM-related databases.
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