If a rescan doesn’t work, the partition table may be corrupted but not overwritten. You’ll need ESXi’s command line.
Depending on your environment, you have three pathways to recovery. undelete vmfs datastore
The most critical rule of recovery is to . If a rescan doesn’t work, the partition table
If the partition table was completely wiped, you must recreate it exactly as it was. VMFS stores metadata at specific offsets; if you recreate the partition start point correctly, the data becomes accessible. The most critical rule of recovery is to
Based on your request, here is the full guide on how to undelete a VMFS datastore.
Remember: VMware doesn't delete your data; it just loses its keys. Go find the keys.
Once the partition is recreated, ESXi should recognize the VMFS signature. You may need to perform the re-signaturing steps from Method 1 to mount it.