The vsan.vm_object_info command

While you can see a VM's object distribution throughout the VSAN cluster by examining the Manage VM Storage Policies view in the vSphere Web Client, you can get more information about a VM's distribution and usage by examining the RVC command.

Getting ready

You should be logged in to RVC as a vCenter Administrator.

How to do it…

  1. As we are asking for information about a VM running on VSAN, the command will be executed against the VM level in RVC.
  2. Type vsan.vm_object_info /<vCenter>/<Datacenter>/computers/<Cluster>/resourcePool/vms/<VM> and strike the Enter key:
    How to do it…

    Note

    The output about only the namespace object (VM Home Directory) ...

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