There are several reasons why you might want to mount a VMFS 6 datastore on your Windows system:
| Tool | Read/Write | Hot Mount | Notes | |------|------------|-----------|-------| | (by PassMark) | Read-only | Yes | Free, but limited to VMFS 1–5. VMFS 6 support is partial. | | DiskInternals VMFS Recovery | Read-only | Yes | Supports VMFS 6, but no write access in the free version. | | UFS Explorer Professional Recovery | Read/write | Yes | Full write support for VMFS 6. Not free (~$500). | | Runtime Software’s Explore2fs | Read-only | No | Outdated; not recommended for VMFS 6. | | StarWind V2V Converter | Indirect | No | Converts remote VMFS files to VHDX, but doesn’t mount the volume. | mount vmfs 6 windows hot
: This is the most robust tool for VMFS 6. It can reach over iSCSI or FC connections to scan the "hot" LUN and allow you to mount it as a local drive letter in Windows. There are several reasons why you might want
Several commercial products provide a Windows driver that mounts VMFS volumes as regular drive letters. These are the closest you’ll get to a “hot” mount. | | UFS Explorer Professional Recovery | Read/write