# Manually Create VMWare vSphere ESXi Datastore Partition

1. Log into the ESXi web UI
2. Enable the SSH service if it is not already enabled by selecting Actions > Services > Enable Secure Shell (SSH)
3. Connect to the ESXi host via SSH
4. Run the following commands
   # list connected disks
   ls /dev/disks/
   # using one of the partition ids from the above output
   # list the partition table
   partedUtil getptbl /dev/disks/<%partition id%>
   # add the new partition to the partition table
   partedUtil add /dev/disks/<%partition id%> gpt "<%partition number%> <%starting sector%> <%ending sector%> AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0"
   # create vmfs volume
   vmkfstools -C vmfs6 -S <%custom label%> /dev/disks/<%partition id%>:<%partition number%>
5. Back in the ESXi web UI, select Storage from the left navigation menu
6. The new Datastore should be listed and available for use