Recover Vmfs Partition Esxi 5 ((link))

Standard ESXi 5 VMFS partitions usually start at sector (the default 1MB alignment) or 128 (on older upgrades).

First, you need access to the ESXi Shell. recover vmfs partition esxi 5

You may need to use advanced partition recovery tools (like testdisk on a Linux live CD, ensuring you do not boot the ESXi host from that CD but access the storage via a maintenance VM or separate machine), or engage VMware Professional Services. Standard ESXi 5 VMFS partitions usually start at

You are running an ESXi 5.x host. You look at the storage configuration, and one of your VMFS datastores is gone. This often happens after a controller battery failure, a power outage, or simply a glitch in the host's configuration. a power outage