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ESXi: delete VMFSL partition
Anyone knows how to delete VMFSL partition in ESXi? It's SSD from previous installation that I want to use as full datastore (currently the host running ESXi from USB flash).
[root@localhost:/dev/disks] ls -lh total 935983776 -rw------- 1 root root 28.7G Sep 16 00:41 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0 -rw------- 1 root root 100.0M Sep 16 00:41 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:1 -rw------- 1 root root 1.0G Sep 16 00:41 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:5 -rw------- 1 root root 1.0G Sep 16 00:41 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:6 -rw------- 1 root root 26.5G Sep 16 00:41 mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:7 -rw------- 1 root root 238.5G Sep 16 00:41 t10.ATA_____V2DGEN12SM20AR256SDKM2_256GB_____________AA000000000000000014 -rw------- 1 root root 238.5G Sep 16 00:41 t10.ATA_____V2DGEN12SM20AR256SDKM2_256GB_____________AA000000000000000014:4 -rw------- 1 root root 238.5G Sep 16 00:41 t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600 -rw------- 1 root root 119.9G Sep 16 00:41 t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600:7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 20 Sep 16 00:41 vml.0100000000303430313135383433383365353935353766376236373064363738343463383664643033653853616e446973 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 16 00:41 vml.0100000000303430313135383433383365353935353766376236373064363738343463383664643033653853616e446973:1 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 16 00:41 vml.0100000000303430313135383433383365353935353766376236373064363738343463383664643033653853616e446973:5 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:5 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 16 00:41 vml.0100000000303430313135383433383365353935353766376236373064363738343463383664643033653853616e446973:6 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:6 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Sep 16 00:41 vml.0100000000303430313135383433383365353935353766376236373064363738343463383664643033653853616e446973:7 -> mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 69 Sep 16 00:41 vml.0100000000383542455f363634375f363842375f32363030004b494e475354 -> t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Sep 16 00:41 vml.0100000000383542455f363634375f363842375f32363030004b494e475354:7 -> t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600:7 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 73 Sep 16 00:41 vml.01000000004141303030303030303030303030303030303134562d47454e31 -> t10.ATA_____V2DGEN12SM20AR256SDKM2_256GB_____________AA000000000000000014 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 75 Sep 16 00:41 vml.01000000004141303030303030303030303030303030303134562d47454e31:4 -> t10.ATA_____V2DGEN12SM20AR256SDKM2_256GB_____________AA000000000000000014:4 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 69 Sep 16 00:41 vml.05268df458989d412d870a6c542a7c6480a3c480f90c5e794daaf15545db8742f5 -> t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 71 Sep 16 00:41 vml.05268df458989d412d870a6c542a7c6480a3c480f90c5e794daaf15545db8742f5:7 -> t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600:7
[root@localhost:/dev/disks] partedUtil delete t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600 7 Error: Read-only file system during write on /dev/disks/t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600 Unable to delete partition 7 from device t10.NVMe____KINGSTON_OM8PDP3256B2DAI1________________85BE664768B72600 [root@localhost:/dev/disks]
Comments
Most likely need to boot it from a livecd where it's not mounted.
You're correct. I end up using Windows bootable flash drive lying around, and delete it from there with a single click
(well actually not that easy, because it's a headless machine so I need to plug a monitor + mouse + keyboard and open already tidied cables)
Windows is a scam.
The Romanian dude got banned for pretty much this, dude.
Well, in that case Windows is 100‰ legit
LOL now that's funny