Vmfs Partition: Data Recovery

vmkfstools -V Or find the partition device ID:

ls /vmfs/devices/disks/ Look for your device (e.g., naa.6000c29... ). Then check partition info: data recovery vmfs partition

And if all else fails? Professional recovery tools exist for a reason. But start with the CLI. You might surprise yourself. vmkfstools -V Or find the partition device ID:

Clicking "New Datastore" writes a new VMFS header and partition table, which will overwrite the old one. Once that happens, recovery goes from "moderate" to "forensic excavation." use vmfs6-recover (available in ESXi 7.x+):

esxcli storage vmfs snapshot mount -l YourDatastoreName If that fails, use vmfs6-recover (available in ESXi 7.x+):