Set the : Change the partition type to fb (VMware VMFS).
partedUtil setptbl /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.XXXXX gpt partedUtil add /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.XXXXX 1 2048 8388607 vmfs6 0 recover vmfs
During a file system check, VOMA can find files that are not referenced anywhere in the file system. These orphaned files are vali... Dell Show all Deleted Datastore: The VMFS partition is removed, but the underlying data remains on the LUN. Metadata Corruption: Inconsistencies in the on-disk metadata structure prevent mounting. Partition Table Damage: The disk is visible to ESXi, but the VMFS partition is not recognized. RAID/Hardware Failure: Failure of a physical disk or controller in a multi-disk extent. 3. Recovery Methodologies A. Manual Partition Recovery (Built-in ESXi Tools) For an accidentally deleted datastore, the original partition entry can often be recreated using the Set the : Change the partition type to fb (VMware VMFS)
If the partition exists but the datastore is corrupt/inaccessible, the VMFS filesystem headers may be damaged. Dell Show all Deleted Datastore: The VMFS partition
