VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7

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Managing VMFS Volumes

Different commands are available for listing, mounting, and unmounting VMFS volumes and for listing, mounting, and unmounting VMFS snapshot volumes.
  • Managing VMFS volumes
    esxcli storage filesystem list
     shows all volumes, mounted and unmounted, that are resolved, that is, that are not snapshot volumes.
    esxcli storage filesystem unmount
     unmounts a currently mounted filesystem. Use this command for snapshot volumes or resolved volumes.
  • Managing snapshot volumes
    esxcli storage vmfs snapshot
     commands can be used for listing, mounting, and resignaturing snapshot volumes. See Mounting Datastores with Existing Signatures and Resignaturing VMFS Copies.

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