When you try to install a VMware ESXi Update using esxcli, the upgrade fails with the following error message:
'[Errno 28] No space left on device'
Normally, /tmp is just a part of the root (/) filesystem, no separate mount is needed, unless there are special circumstances, like running out of root filespace (when some daemon creates the one you see), or maybe you have / on a very slow media (like an USB flash stick) and want /tmp in ram for performance, even with limited space. Question: Error: No Space left on device. Aropri. 10 wrote: Hi guys, I am trying to download RNA seq using fastq dump.
The problem is caused by ESXi not having enough free space available to extract the installation packages. This article explains how to solve the issue by enabling swapping to a Datastore.
GUI Method
You do not need a vCenter to enable host swapping. It can be done from the ESXi Host Client.
- Open ESXi UI (https://[ESXi-IP-Address]/ui/)
- Navigate to Host > Manage > System > Swap
- Click Edit settings
- Enable Swapping and select a datastore (ds1 in that example)
- Click Save
- Changes are active immediately, there is no need to reboot the host.
No Space Left On Device Error Detected
CLI Method
You can also activate Datastore Swapping with the esxcli sched swap system command:
No Space Left On Device Error
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