The Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) is incredibly resilient, but it isn't invincible. The good news? You just need to know the right commands and the right order of operations.
vmkfstools -V -r /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.6000c29c4c5a2b1c:1 recovery vmfs
/sbin/vmfsbackup -B -p /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.6000c29c4c5a2b1c:1 The Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) is incredibly