VCP-DCV Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Practice Question
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vmkfstools -Ph /vmfs/volumes/VSAN-DS VMFS version 3.61 Number of extents: 1 Capacity 2.0 TB (2199023255552 bytes) Free space 123.5 GB (132542701568 bytes) Max file size 2.0 TB (2199023255552 bytes) Max file name length: 255 characters Number of files: 1542 Number of directories: 12 Number of links: 0 Number of VMFS pointer blocks: 0 Number of resource maps: 0
Refer to the exhibit. An administrator runs vmkfstools -Ph on a VSAN datastore. The output shows VMFS version 3.61 and a capacity of 2.0 TB. Which statement is true about this datastore?
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The datastore is a vSAN datastore, and the VMFS version shown is for compatibility with VMFS tools.
The exhibit shows a VSAN datastore displayed as VMFS version 3.61. vSAN datastores are presented as VMFS version 3.61 to maintain compatibility with VMFS tools. The actual vSAN object store is not formatted with VMFS, but vmkfstools reports this version for compatibility.
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The datastore is a VMFS datastore that has been upgraded to version 3.61.
Why it's wrong here
vSAN datastores are not VMFS; they are vSAN object stores displayed as VMFS 3.61 for compatibility.
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The datastore is a Virtual Volumes datastore, which uses VMFS 3.61.
Why it's wrong here
Virtual Volumes datastores do not show VMFS version.
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The datastore is an NFS datastore mounted as VMFS 3.61.
Why it's wrong here
NFS datastores do not show VMFS version.
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The datastore is a vSAN datastore, and the VMFS version shown is for compatibility with VMFS tools.
Why this is correct
vSAN datastores appear as VMFS 3.61 to allow tools like vmkfstools to read them.
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