Resignature a storage snapshot
Here is the process:
1. On an ESXi host - Determine if the device is recognized as a snapshot:
EXAMPLE:
esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list
58a1c34c-47c0b944-0375-78e7d17c248a
Volume Name: VMWDS1
VMFS UUID: 58a1c34c-47c0b944-0375-78e7d17c248a <-- you will need this serial number Can mount: false Reason for un-mountability: the original volume is still online Can re-signature: true Reason for non-resignaturability:
Unresolved Extent Count: 1
2. Confirm that the original volume is indeed mounted:
EXAMPLE:
esxcli storage filesystem list | grep 58a1c34c-47c0b944-0375-78e7d17c248a
/vmfs/volumes/58a1c34c-47c0b944-0375-78e7d17c248a VMWDS1 58a1c34c-47 c0b944-0375-78e7d17c248a true VMFS-6 2198754820096 1108863877120
3. Resignaturing the snapshot:
EXAMPLE:
esxcli storage vmfs snapshot resignature -u 58a1c34c-47c0b944-0375-78e7d17c248a
4. Confirm that it is mounted by running this command:
EXAMPLE:
esxcli storage vmfs extent list | grep -i snap
5. Check of the snapshot does not show up for resignaturing in ESXi CLI by doing "esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list"