Administrator Guide

• VMFS-5—Select this option if the datastore will be accessed by hosts running ESXi version 6.0 or earlier.

• VMFS-6—Select this option to enable advanced format and automatic space reclamation.

If the host is running ESXi 5.5, the following options are available.

• VMFS-5—Select this option to enable additional capabilities, such as support for a datastore that is larger than 2 TB.

• VMFS-3—Select this option if the datastore is accessed by legacy (pre-5.0) ESX hosts.

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