Manually Create VMWare vSphere ESXi Datastore Partition

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Published on March 17, 2022 9:00:02 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PHZWScfgF8

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0638.html

   01. Log into the ESXi web UI
   02. Enable the SSH service if it is not already enabled by selecting Actions ≫ Services ≫ Enable Secure Shell (SSH)
   03. Connect to the ESXi host via SSH
   04. Run the following commands
         # list connected disks
         ls /dev/disks/
         # using one of the partition ids from the above output
         # list the partition table
         partedUtil getptbl /dev/disks/≪%partition id%≫
         # add the new partition to the partition table
         partedUtil add /dev/disks/≪%partition id%≫ gpt "≪%partition number%≫ ≪%starting sector%≫ ≪%ending sector%≫ AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0"
         # create vmfs volume
         vmkfstools -C vmfs6 -S ≪%custom label%≫ /dev/disks/≪%partition id%≫:≪%partition number%≫
   05. Back in the ESXi web UI, select Storage from the left navigation menu
   06. The new Datastore should be listed and available for use
 


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