Missing VMFS Datastore after local NVME crash

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Hi there,

i have a problem with one of my esxi servers (7.0.3, 20842708). its a hp proliant xl225n with two local nvme disks. its a part of a 8-host cluster, only for provisioned terminal server.

the local boot nvme ssds crashed, i believe due to thermal problems. after a reboot the datastore on this nvme was missing. under storage devices the nvme shows up, with "datastore not consumed".

the data is still present. i see the volume under /vmfs/volumes named as a8c43be5-xxxxxxx, but without the symbolic link.

i checked the partition table, it seems to be fine.
the vminventory.xml is blank, so no vms are registered on the missing volume.
esxcfg-volume -l shows nothing.
vmkernel tells me:
nfs 1333 invalid volume uuid xxx:8
and
fss 6391 no fs driver claimed device xxx:8 no filesystem on the device

Any suggestions? Thanks for help!

[fgrimaldivmw]

Hi,

Kindly execute the following commands to verify if the datastore is included:

```
esxcfg-scsidevs -m

esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem list
```

Afterward, you can use the following command to manually mount the datastore:

```
esxcfg-volume –M DatastoreUUID
```

I hope this information is helpful.