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Because VMFS is a proprietary, high-performance file system, standard operating systems (Windows, standard Linux distributions) cannot natively read or write to VMFS partitions. This creates a "vendor lock-in" scenario where data recovery or file extraction requires specialized tools if the ESXi host is offline or unavailable.

vmkfstools is the most powerful command-line tool for low-level VMFS operations. vmfs tool

In the event of storage corruption, host failure, or a need to extract data without powering on the ESXi host, specialized third-party tools are required. These tools allow administrators to mount VMFS volumes on Windows or Linux machines to copy files out. Because VMFS is a proprietary, high-performance file system,

Gaia Sky 3.7.1

We are excited to announce the release of Gaia Sky 3.7.1. This release was planned for last Christmas, but we had to postpone it due to the …

What is Gaia Sky?

Gaia Sky is a real-time, 3D, astronomy visualisation platform for desktop and VR that runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Open source and libre.

Gaia Sky enables the exploration of our Universe by means of scientific datasets. The software includes an integrated dataset manager that grants access to several cutting-edge astronomical catalogs such as the Gaia DR1/2/3 star catalogs, SDSS galaxies, or the nearby galaxies catalog. It is developed in the framework of ESA’s Gaia mission to chart about 1 billion stars of our Galaxy in the Gaia group of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ZAH, Universität Heidelberg). Explore the cosmos without leaving the comfort of your home!

A procedurally-generated planet.

Worlds of data

We have curated a long list of scientific datasets for you to explore in Gaia Sky. Planets, moons, asteroids, stars, nebulae, galaxies, quasars, black holes, star clusters, iso-density maps, virtual textures, and much, much more!
Use the in-app dataset manager to pick and choose the datasets you want to explore.
 Available datasets

Because VMFS is a proprietary, high-performance file system, standard operating systems (Windows, standard Linux distributions) cannot natively read or write to VMFS partitions. This creates a "vendor lock-in" scenario where data recovery or file extraction requires specialized tools if the ESXi host is offline or unavailable.

vmkfstools is the most powerful command-line tool for low-level VMFS operations.

In the event of storage corruption, host failure, or a need to extract data without powering on the ESXi host, specialized third-party tools are required. These tools allow administrators to mount VMFS volumes on Windows or Linux machines to copy files out.