Deprecated VMFS volume warning in ESXi 6.0 Hosts

Deprecated VMFS volume warning in ESXi 6.0 Host

Symptoms

vSphere 6.0  hosts display a false positive warning:

Deprecated VMFS volume(s) found on the host. Please consider upgrading volume(s) to the latest version

Cause

This issue occurs because the version of the filesystem is not known during the initial detection. Therefore, comparing it against the list of valid filesystems does not return a match.

Resolution

This is a known issue affecting vCenter Server 6.0 and  there is no resolution .And the work around this issue, restart the management agents on the impacted hosts to clear the warning

Restarting the Management agents on ESXi

To restart the management agents on ESXi:

From the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI):

1. Connect to the console of your ESXi host.
2. Press F2 to customize the system.
3. Log in as root.
4. Use the Up/Down arrows to navigate to Restart Management Agents.
   
   Note: In ESXi  6.0 this option is available under Troubleshooting Options.
5. Press Enter.
6. Press F11 to restart the services.
7. When the service restarts, press Enter.
8. Press Esc to log out of the system.

From the Local Console or SSH:

1. Log in to SSH or Local console as root.
2. Run these commands one by one
   
   /etc/init.d/hostd restart   Note :- Wait for 30 Seconds and run the next command .
   /etc/init.d/vpxa restart

Note :- Restarting the management agents will cause any impact on the VM's running on the host . There may be disconnection of the host from vCenter for few seconds until the agents started again.