Recover Vmfs Partition Esxi 5 [verified] Jun 2026

Alternatively, you can list the disk mappings using:

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vmkfstools -V /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.X:1 recover vmfs partition esxi 5

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ESXi 5.x uses two types of partition tables: (Master Boot Record) for volumes under 2TB and GPT (GUID Partition Table) for larger volumes. Step-by-Step Recovery for MBR (Legacy) Alternatively, you can list the disk mappings using:

If your datastore was originally created on an older version of ESX or is small, follow these steps: follow these steps: