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mikekemp1234567
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USB Drive

Hi All,

We had a massive power surge and power cut yesterday.  Everything is working except my USB Drive, directly connected to the server.  Because of the downtime yesterday, I don't want to reset the machine to see if I could then see it.  Are there any commands to reset the USB on 5.5 Esxi?

TIA

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DavoudTeimouri
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Hi,

use these commands:

  • For stop: /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop
  • Fot start: /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator start

usbarbitrator is USB service on ESXi.

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DavoudTeimouri
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Hi,

use these commands:

  • For stop: /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop
  • Fot start: /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator start

usbarbitrator is USB service on ESXi.

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Davoud Teimouri - https://www.teimouri.net - Twitter: @davoud_teimouri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teimouri.net/
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ReinerHeinz
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Handy tip, thank you!

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mikekemp1234567
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many thanks - it worked.

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