vmkfstools -V esxcli storage vmfs snapshot mount -u <UUID> Find the UUID using: esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list
Introduction In any vSphere environment, the datastore is the fundamental storage container that holds virtual machines (VMs), ISO images, templates, and other critical files. When a datastore becomes inaccessible, corrupted, or suffers data loss, the impact is immediate and severe: VMs may fail to power on, storage vMotion operations halt, and in worst-case scenarios, production workloads are completely offline. recovery vmware datastore
From vSphere Client or CLI:
vmfs-fuse /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.xxxx /mnt/repair (This mounts read-only; you can copy data out.) vmkfstools -V esxcli storage vmfs snapshot mount -u