Then create partition (example for a 2TB disk):
The partition table was manually removed via the vSphere client or CLI. esxi recover vmfs partition
⚠️ Use -M (force mount) only when you are sure no other host has the datastore mounted read-write. Then create partition (example for a 2TB disk):
If the partition table is lost (disk shows as empty), but VMFS data blocks remain: esxi recover vmfs partition
This guide covers the recovery of a VMFS partition table on an ESXi host using the partedUtil and vmkfstools utilities via the ESXi Shell (SSH).
esxcfg-volume -M <label>