VMware VMFS

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf file format
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:VMware
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:VMware_Virtual_Machine_File_System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VMware VMFS
gptkbp:introducedIn VMware ESX 1.5
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion gptkb:VMFS_6
gptkbp:license proprietary
gptkbp:supports gptkb:vSphere_FT
gptkb:vSphere_HA
gptkb:vSphere_Replication
gptkb:vSphere_Storage_Policy-Based_Management
gptkb:storage_vMotion
gptkb:Storage_DRS
gptkb:hardware_acceleration_(VAAI)
gptkb:LUNs
clustering
block storage
snapshots
thin provisioning
file system journaling
large files
shared storage
SCSI reservations
datastore clusters
dynamic expansion
multiple hosts access
space reclamation
automatic space management
storage snapshots
persistent reservations
datastores
multiple block sizes
multi-writer mode
SSD recognition
UNMAP commands
encryption (with vSphere 6.5+)
file-level locking
hot-extend virtual disks
metadata locking
online expansion
raw device mapping (RDM)
sub-block allocation
vSphere Storage APIs
virtual disk sharing
gptkbp:supportsFormat clustered file system
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:VMware_ESXi
gptkb:VMware_vSphere
gptkbp:usedFor storing virtual machine disk images
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VMware_Infrastructure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8