Vmfs Recovery - Linux

sudo vmfs-fuse -o ro,offset=1048576 /dev/sdX /mnt/recovery (Offset is byte offset; adjust based on partition start) If filesystem is beyond repair:

lsblk fdisk -l /dev/sdX VMFS partition type is typically 0xFB (VMFS). For VMFS6, type 0xFC . If the datastore resides on a hardware RAID passed through as a single disk, skip. For software RAID (e.g., failed ESXi software RAID): linux vmfs recovery

cp -r /mnt/recovery/my_vm /home/user/recovery_folder/ sudo vmfs-fuse -o ro