If the datastore contained critical VMs without backups, consider contacting or a professional data recovery service.
esxcli storage filesystem list Check for unpartitioned space:
partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.xxx If partition table lost, recreate the VMFS partition (data intact):
esxcli storage vmfs snapshot mount -u <uuid> --force For severe corruption, use vmfs-tools from a Linux environment.
If the datastore contained critical VMs without backups, consider contacting or a professional data recovery service.
esxcli storage filesystem list Check for unpartitioned space:
partedUtil get /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.xxx If partition table lost, recreate the VMFS partition (data intact):
esxcli storage vmfs snapshot mount -u <uuid> --force For severe corruption, use vmfs-tools from a Linux environment.