Yes, some people still use ESX 3.5. So please stop laughing and check this out: this is a gentle and informative message you get when you try to extend the virtual disk size (let’s say from 1.4 to 1.5 TB):
Surprise!
Say what? But fine, Google is your friend and here it is – VMware KB: Cannot extend a vmdk over 1TB. A quick quote:
The only way to increase the size of a vmdk beyond 1023 GB in ESX 3.5 using vmkfstools.
Well, thanks a lot VMware! Not cool, bros, not cool…