Data Domain : DDVE restarts every few minutes leaving no logs about it
Summary: KB explains a possible reason why an on-premise DDVE running off VMware may be seen to reboot every few minutes with leaving no traces or logs in the DDOS
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Symptoms
It has been seen at times DDVEs running off VMware to restart every few minutes, with no logs indicating why within the DDVE.
However, of the other hand, checking the hypervisor logs for the host the VM runs from, the following message could be seen :
virtual disk '/vmfs/volumes/5a37a704-9ff629d4-62f7-0090faea4772/ddomain-example/ddomain-example.vmdk'. You may be able to continue this session if you free disk space on the corresponding volume and click Retry.
Cause
If the logs for the VMware host are as shown, this is a problem with the VMware environment and not with the DDVE or DDOS.
According to the VMware KB
Resolution
Make sure the VMware host datastore where the DDVE VM is sitting has sufficient disk space. This problem, however, should never occur when a DDVE is deployed by using the recommended virtual disk configuration (thick provisioned), as in the case for thick provisioned storage, the disk space used for the DDVE disks is pre-allocated, and hence it should be theoretically impossible for the datastore to run out of space in such a way that affects the DDVE.
Alternatively, re-deploy the DDVE in a host that has sufficient storage to support the DDVE.
Alternatively, re-deploy the DDVE in a host that has sufficient storage to support the DDVE.
Affected Products
Data DomainProducts
Data Domain, Data Domain Virtual EditionArticle Properties
Article Number: 000078099
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 23 تموز 2026
Version: 4
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