May you need to access VMFS datastore for some reasons. Here is the quick guide which let you do the task.
1. Make sure java is installed
2. Download VMFS driver: http://adf.ly/TZ13d
3. Unzip the file, for example C:\vmfs
4. Test fvmfs.jar by running these commands in cmd as administrator:
cd \vmfs
java -jar fvmfs.jar
5. Connect the external drive to your computer and check its disk number in Windows Disk Management. Disk 1 will be named \\.\PhysicalDrive1 in
vmfs
7. Share using webdav: java -jar fvmfs.jar \\.\PhysicalDrive1 webdav
8. Make sure the webclient service is running
9. Mount the drive: net use * http://localhost:50080/vmfs
10. The drive is mounted as below. The content on this drive is read-only.
Enjoy!