Upgrade Existing VMware vSphere 6.5 Environment to Version 7.0
Question
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.)
Answers
Explanations
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A. B. C. D. E.BE.
The correct answers are B and D.
Explanation:
- A. VMFS5 is no longer supported with ESXi 7.0.
This statement is false. VMFS5 is still supported with ESXi 7.0. In fact, ESXi 7.0 can read and write to VMFS5 datastores without any issues.
- B. VMFS3 is no longer supported with ESXi 7.0.
This statement is true. VMFS3 is no longer supported with ESXi 7.0. In order to use VMFS3 datastores, you would need to upgrade to VMFS5 or VMFS6.
- C. An ESXi 7.0 host can automatically upgrade a VMFS5 datastore.
This statement is false. While ESXi 7.0 can read and write to VMFS5 datastores, it does not automatically upgrade them. To upgrade a VMFS5 datastore to VMFS6, you would need to use the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client.
- D. An ESXi 7.0 host will automatically upgrade a VMFS3 datastore when discovered.
This statement is true. When an ESXi 7.0 host discovers a VMFS3 datastore, it will automatically upgrade it to VMFS5. However, it's important to note that VMFS5 is also deprecated in vSphere 7, and it's recommended to upgrade to VMFS6.
- E. A VMFS3 datastore cannot be upgraded; a new VMFS6 datastore is required.
This statement is false. As mentioned earlier, a VMFS3 datastore can be automatically upgraded to VMFS5 by an ESXi 7.0 host. However, to upgrade to VMFS6, you would need to use the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client.
