==== Mount VMFS Datastore – via CLI ====


List the names of the VMFS datastores and their UUIDs.
<code>
esxcfg-volume -l
Scanning for VMFS-3/VMFS-5 host activity (512 bytes/HB, 2048 HBs).
VMFS UUID/label: 56fab8a0-35277bdd-7efd-002590149f36/white-DS1
Can mount: Yes
Can resignature: Yes
Extent name: naa.50014ee20af17487:1     range: 0 - 1907455 (MB)
</code>

To mount the volume without resignaturing (use lower case m for temporary mount rather than persistent).
<code>
esxcfg-volume -M 56fab8a0-35277bdd-7efd-002590149f36
Persistently mounting volume 56fab8a0-35277bdd-7efd-002590149f36
</code>