Recover Vmdk From Datastore -

VMFS6 maintains a metadata journal. If the VMDK file entry was recently deleted:

vmkfstools -V /vmfs/volumes/datastore1 # Scans for recoverable VMDK signatures recover vmdk from datastore

vmkfstools -x repair /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VM/VM.vmdk VMFS6 maintains a metadata journal