partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.6000c29... Let’s say the disk has 4294967296 sectors. The original VMFS partition likely started at sector 2048 and ended at the last sector minus 1.
esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list Then mount manually:
partedUtil set /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.6000c29... 1 "2048 4294967295 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0" Then reload the partition table: data recovery vmfs partition
esxcli storage vmfs snapshot mount -l YourDatastoreName If that fails, use vmfs6-recover (available in ESXi 7.x+):
First, find the disk size in sectors:
partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.6000c29... A healthy VMFS partition looks like: 1 2048 4294967294 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0
And if all else fails? Professional recovery tools exist for a reason. But start with the CLI. You might surprise yourself. partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa
Create a new VMFS partition entry (this does write data, just the table):