A 2TB VMFS3 datastore has been upgraded to VMFS5. The original block size was 2MB.
What effect will this upgrade have on the maximum file size supported by the datastore?
A.
The maximum virtual disk size remains 512MB
B.
The maximum virtual disk size increases to 1TB
C.
The maximum virtual disk size increases to 32TB providing the datastore is also increased
D.
The maximum virtual disk size increases to 2TB minus 512B
Explanation:
Reference: http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/08/2tb-vmdks-on-upgraded-vmfs-3-to-vmfs-5- really.html
Your answer D is wrong!
If you upgrade a VMFS 3 Datastore to VMFS 5 the block size is retained and a block size of 2MB never supported a file size of 2TB.
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_config_max.pdf
You are siting vpshere 4.1 information. This is for vsphere 5.
Check here for a good explanation:
http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/08/2tb-vmdks-on-upgraded-vmfs-3-to-vmfs-5-really.html