Access VMFS partition on ESXi server by Linux LiveCD

You need to make USB boot a Linux distro. Example on Kali Linux.

After, boot from USB

Step 1: install vmfs-tools: sudo apt instal vmfs-tools
Step 2: search VMFS partition with fdisk command.
Step 3: mount VMFS partition with command: vmfs-fuse /dev/sdxx /mnt
Step 4: can read or copy data of VMFS in the folder /mnt

Have fun. Thanks.

Việt Hoàng