Task and Events Retention Policy

vCenter Server collects a log of tasks and events for entities in its inventory. This data is kept indefinitely and can cause substantial growth of the vCenter Server database. The tasks and events retention policy allows an administrator to configure a threshold after which data is purged. The following provide tips some help to determine how long task and event information should be retained:

• Follow any applicable regulatory requirements guidelines.
• Use information gathered from key stakeholder and SME interviews.

A longer retention period maintains more information for troubleshooting and auditing, but requires a larger vCenter Server database.

If the organization has no specific requirements, set the retention policies with the default of 180 days of data retained.