Recover Vmfs 6 Datastore New! -
vim-cmd hostsvc/datastore/attach <datastore_id> VMFS 6 stores a backup partition table and file system metadata in the first 1 MB and last 1 MB of the device. Even if the main partition table is lost, ESXi can often rediscover the volume using these backup structures.
esxcfg-volume -l This lists all detected VMFS volumes, including those marked as "snapshot" or "resigned" . If you see your volume with a (snapshot) or (resigned) tag, reattach it with: recover vmfs 6 datastore
If the datastore does not appear in esxcfg-volume -l , the next step is scanning for VMFS headers: vim-cmd hostsvc/datastore/attach <