VMware vSphere 8.x Professional (VCP-DCV 2022) — Question 5

An administrator is tasked with upgrading an existing VMware vSphere 6.5 environment to version 7.0.
There are existing VMFS3 and VMFS5 datastores in the environment.
Which two statements are true regarding this upgrade? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. VMFS5 is no longer supported with ESXi 7.0.
• B. VMFS3 is no longer supported with ESXi 7.0.
• C. An ESXi 7.0 host can automatically upgrade a VMFS5 datastore.
• D. An ESXi 7.0 host will automatically upgrade a VMFS3 datastore when discovered.
• E. A VMFS3 datastore cannot be upgraded; a new VMFS6 datastore is required.

Correct answer: B, D

Explanation

Statement B is correct because VMFS3 is indeed not supported in ESXi 7.0, making it necessary for administrators to migrate data to a supported datastore. Statement D is accurate as ESXi 7.0 will automatically upgrade VMFS3 datastores when they are discovered. The other options are incorrect because VMFS5 is still supported and cannot be automatically upgraded by an ESXi 7.0 host.