Datastore =link= — Recovering Vmfs

If the partition table is missing but the device exists, VMFS metadata may still be recoverable. Scenario A: Accidental Deletion of Datastore (but not reformatted) When you "delete" a datastore in vSphere, only the VMFS volume header and UUID are removed. Data remains until overwritten.

vim-cmd storage/vmfs_mount_snapshot <snapshot-uuid> <datastore-name> # Check if the device appears esxcli storage core device list -d naa.600601605a281800 Check partition table partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600601605a281800

# List snapshots esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list vim-cmd storage/vmfs_mount_snapshot <snapshot-uuid> RecoveredDS