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VMware ESX
troubleshooting 101:
Check the VMware ESX
hosts

Restoring the VMFS

VMware ESX

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VMware ESX
troubleshooting 101:
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hosts

Restoring the VMFS

VMware ESX

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fdisk l

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fdisk

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/dev/sda
VMware ESX
troubleshooting 101:
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hosts

Restoring the VMFS

/dev/sdc

# fdisk /dev/sda
Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor
Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
Building a new DOS disklabel.

VMware ESX

The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 39162.

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Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will

be corrected by w(rite)
Command (m for help): n
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-39162, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-39162,
default 39162):

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Using default value 39162

Command (m for help): t
Selected partition 1
Hex code (type L to list codes): fb
Changed system type of partition 1 to fb (Unknown)
Command (m for help): x
Expert command (m for help): b
Partition number (1-4): 1
New beginning of data (63-629137529, default 63): 128
Expert command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!

Restoring the VMFS

VMware ESX

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VMware ESX
troubleshooting 101:
Check the VMware ESX
hosts

Restoring the VMFS

VMware ESX

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troubleshooting 101:
Check the VMware ESX
hosts

Restoring the VMFS

VMware ESX

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VMware ESX
troubleshooting 101:
Check the VMware ESX
hosts

Restoring the VMFS

VMware ESX

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VMware ESX
troubleshooting 101:
Check the VMware ESX
hosts

Restoring the VMFS

VMware ESX
troubleshooting 202:
Backing up virtual
machines

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