Resignature a VMFS Copy
with ESXCLI
The
esxcli storage vmfs
snapshot
commands support resignaturing a snapshot volume.
Specify one of the connection
options listed in
Connection Options for vCLI Host Management Commands
in place of
<conn_options>
.
- List unresolved snapshots or replica volumes.esxcli <conn_options> storage vmfs snapshot list
- Unmount the copy.esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem unmount
- Run the resignature command.esxcli <conn_options> storage vmfs snapshot resignature --volume-label=<label>|--volume-uuid=<id>The command returns to the prompt or signals an error.
After resignaturing, you might
have to perform the following operations.
- If the resignatured datastore contains virtual machines, update references to the original VMFS datastore in the virtual machine files, including.vmx,.vmdk,.vmsd, and.vmsn.
- To power on virtual machines, register them with the system.