VMware : Mount volume after migrate HDD from server

 1. List the volume

#esxcfg-volume -l

[root@esxi141:~] esxcfg-volume -l
Scanning for VMFS-3/VMFS-5 host activity (512 bytes/HB, 2048 HBs).
VMFS UUID/label: XXXXb700-087e20aa-1d03-90b11c3b4f5c/datastore1
Can mount: Yes
Can resignature: Yes
Extent name: naa.6d4ae520b410d700ff0000470467361c:3     range: 0 - 4759039 (MB)

2. Mount the volume

#esxcfg-volume -m (VMFS UUID) - temporally mount the volume OR

#esxcfg-volume -M (VMFS UUID) - persistently mount the volume

[root@esxi141:~] esxcfg-volume -M XXXXb700-087e20aa-1d03-90b11c3b4f5c
Persistently mounting volume XXXXb700-087e20aa-1d03-90b11c3b4f5c
[root@esxi141:~]

 

source:

• https://sahlitech.com/mounting-vmfs-datastore-esxi/
• https://serverfault.com/questions/293240/can-i-move-a-single-disk-from-one-esxi-to-another-esxi-server