Difference Between VMFS 3 and VMFS 5

VMFS3

Volume size 64TB5

Raw device mapping size (virtual compatibility) 2TB minus 512 bytes

Raw Device Mapping size (physical compatibility) 2TB minus 512 bytes6

Block size 8MB

File size (1MB block size) 256GB

File size (2MB block size) 512GB

File size (4MB block size) 1TB

File size (8MB block size) 2TB minus 512 bytes

Files per volume Approximately 30,720

VMFS5

Volume size 64TB7

Raw Device Mapping size (virtual compatibility) 2TB minus 512 bytes

Raw Device Mapping size (physical compatibility) 64TB

Block size 1MB3

File size 2TB minus 512 bytes4

Files per volume Approximately 130,690

Capability	VMFS 3	VMFS 5
Maximum single Extend size	2 TB  less 512 bytes	64 TB
Partition Style	MBR (Master Boot Record) style	GPT (GUID Partition Table)
Available Block Size	1 MB/2MB/4MB/8MB	only 1 MB
Maximum size of RDM in   Virtual Compatibiltiy	2 TB  less 512 bytes	2 TB  less 512 bytes
Maximum size of RDM in   Phsical Compatibiltiy	2 TB  less 512 bytes	64 TB
Supported Hosts versions	ESX/ESX 3.X, 4.X & 5.x	Only ESXi 5 is supported
Spanned Volume size	64 TB (32 extends with max  size of extent is 2 TB)	64 TB (32 extends with  any size combination)
Upgrade path	VMFS 3 to VMFS 5	Latest Version. NO upgarde  available yet.
File Limit	30,000	100,000
Sub-Block size	64 KB	8 KB

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