A vSphere Web Client task fails while creating a VMFS datastore on a disk with these characteristics:

The disk was formatted with an Master Boot Record (MBR) partition

table

The disk was not erased

The disk is visible in the vSphere Web Client

What action needs to be performed to resolve the issue?

Question

A vSphere Web Client task fails while creating a VMFS datastore on a disk with these characteristics:

table

What action needs to be performed to resolve the issue?

Accepted Answer

A. Delete the partitions manually with partedUtil.

Answer

B. Create a VMFS3 file system first, then upgrade it.

Answer

C. Create a VMFS5 file system with the command esxcli storage filesystem add.

Answer

D. Delete the data with the vmkfstools command.

A vSphere Web Client task fails while creating a VMFS datastore on a disk with these characteristics: - The disk was formatted with an Master Boot Record (MBR) partition table - The disk was not…