[root@ESXICONSOLE01:~] esxcfg-volume -l
Scanning for VMFS-6 host activity (4096 bytes/HB, 1024 HBs).
VMFS UUID/label: 5f1b6591-20aa4898-9d26-08f1eaf7e0c2/EMC_SVT01
Can mount: No (the original volume has some extents online)
Can resignature: Yes
Extent name: naa.6000d310045eac000000000000000013:1 range: 0 - 62914303 (MB)
[root@ESXICONSOLE01:~] esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list
5f1b6591-20aa4898-9d26-08f1eaf7e0c2
Volume Name: EMC_SVT01
VMFS UUID: 5f1b6591-20aa4898-9d26-08f1eaf7e0c2
Can mount: false
Reason for un-mountability: the original volume has some extents online
Can resignature: true
Reason for non-resignaturability:
Unresolved Extent Count: 1
[root@ESXICONSOLE01:~]
[root@ESXICONSOLE01:~] esxcli storage vmfs snapshot resignature -u 5f1b6591-20aa4898-9d26-08f1eaf7e0c2
[root@ESXICONSOLE01:~] esxcli storage vmfs snapshot list
[root@ESXICONSOLE01:~] esxcfg-volume -l
[root@ESXICONSOLE01:~]
# esxcli storage filesystem list Mount Point Volume Name UUID Mounted Type Size Free ------------------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------------------------- ------- ------ ----------- ---------- /vmfs/volumes/NFS1 NFS1 7186fc7f-332db554 true NFS 0 0 /vmfs/volumes/4ff9dae8-858c7e95-12f0-000c29e8410a TestVOL 4ff9dae8-858c7e95-12f0-000c29e8410a true VMFS-5 5100273664 2183135232 /vmfs/volumes/4f27b82e-3fc1540e-bf6b-000c295da2d9 datastore1 4f27b82e-3fc1540e-bf6b-000c295da2d9 true VMFS-5 37580963840 2551185408 /vmfs/volumes/504fbcbd-1d655805-636f-000c29e8410a SSD-Local 504fbcbd-1d655805-636f-000c29e8410a true VMFS-5 7247757312 1022361600 /vmfs/volumes/4ffa2c9d-a124e5c7-39c6-000c29e841f6 SANDS1 4ffa2c9d-a124e5c7-39c6-000c29e841f6 true VMFS-5 5100273664 4352638976 /vmfs/volumes/50ddca61-f6faa2a4-e005-000c29e841f6 snap-21483998-SANDS1 50ddca61-f6faa2a4-e005-000c29e841f6 true VMFS-5 5100273664 4352638976
It will be assigned a new volume name, in this case ‘snap-21483998-SANDS1’. It can also now be seen in the vSphere client: