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We have a ~24TB Datastore (a single LUN mapped via a DAS) which has a VMFS5 Datastore.

My understanding was with ESX 5.5 and VMFS5 you can have file sizes up to 62TB (as per this article: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2058287) .

However, the properties of the datastore show the following:

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Is there a configuration I am missing, is something wrong here?

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  • What is your question?
    – drum
    Jul 2, 2015 at 18:17
  • Sorry I wasn't clear.
    – PnP
    Jul 2, 2015 at 18:17
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    Was this datastore upgraded from VMS 3?
    – joeqwerty
    Jul 2, 2015 at 18:33
  • No, it was a brand new datastore on a new MD1200 expansion
    – PnP
    Jul 2, 2015 at 19:10

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Resolved. When looking at the datastore through the vSphere Web Interface (my fault, I still prefer the old client) it correctly shows the 62TB max size limit. Potentially a hardcoded value in the old GUI given it's now deprecated.

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  • Exactly. In the KB article that you referenced there is also the sentence "You must use the vSphere Web Client to create or extend a VMDK beyond 2 TB".
    – VFrontDe
    Jul 2, 2015 at 19:20
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    Aye, but I didnt realise the GUI would actually report inaccurate information.
    – PnP
    Jul 2, 2015 at 19:34
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This looks like a former VMFS-3 volume. The block size impacts the maximum capacity of the datastore under the legacy VMFS-3 format.

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But beyond that and with vSphere 5.5, you have to use the Web client to do anything with larger VMs and VMDKs.

Use the vSphere Web Client to create VMDKs larger than 4 TB, or to extend an existing VMDK beyond 4 TB.

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