Sometimes a datastore isn't deleted but has become "orphaned" or disconnected due to pathing or signature changes.
An accidentally deleted VMFS datastore is a terrifying event, but it is rarely a disaster. In most environments, a simple brings everything back in under two minutes. The key is avoiding the panic-driven mistake of recreating the datastore. undelete vmfs datastore
If a rescan doesn’t work, the partition table may be corrupted but not overwritten. You’ll need ESXi’s command line. Sometimes a datastore isn't deleted but has become
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The most critical rule of recovery is to .