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>
.
  1. List unresolved snapshots or replica volumes.
    esxcli <conn_options> storage vmfs snapshot list
  2. Unmount the copy.
    esxcli <conn_options> storage filesystem unmount
  3. 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.