2V0-622 · Question #58
Which two statements are true regarding VMFS3 volumes in ESXi 6.x? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. Creation of VMFS3 volumes is unsupported. B. Upgrading VMFS3 volumes to VMFS5 is supported. In ESXi 6.x, creating new VMFS3 volumes is unsupported, but existing VMFS3 volumes remain accessible and can be upgraded to VMFS5.
Question
Which two statements are true regarding VMFS3 volumes in ESXi 6.x? (Choose two.)
Options
- ACreation of VMFS3 volumes is unsupported.
- BUpgrading VMFS3 volumes to VMFS5 is supported.
- CExisting VMFS3 volumes are unsupported.
- DUpgrading VMFS3 volumes to VMFS5 is unsupported.
How the community answered
(30 responses)- A90% (27)
- C3% (1)
- D7% (2)
Why each option
In ESXi 6.x, creating new VMFS3 volumes is unsupported, but existing VMFS3 volumes remain accessible and can be upgraded to VMFS5.
ESXi 6.x removed the ability to format or provision new datastores as VMFS3; only VMFS5 and VMFS6 can be created, making VMFS3 volume creation unsupported.
VMware provides an in-place upgrade path from VMFS3 to VMFS5 within ESXi 6.x, allowing administrators to modernize legacy datastores without reformatting or losing data.
Existing VMFS3 volumes are still supported for read/write access in ESXi 6.x - only the creation of new VMFS3 volumes is blocked.
Upgrading VMFS3 to VMFS5 is explicitly supported in ESXi 6.x, contradicting this statement and the correct answer B.
Concept tested: VMFS3 support and upgrade path in ESXi 6.x
Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.storage.doc/GUID-7A8E5E61-5E8B-4B2E-8C8E-3B2A0E6C2A8F.html
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