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  • 1.  USB DISK VMFS Datastore unmount and move to others host use

    Posted Oct 09, 2019 01:55 AM

    in esxi 6.7 i use the USB external disk500G  to become a VMFS Datastore soccess . and use datastore copy some  data in new USB-Datastore(VMFS format) is success in host-a

    then i  unmount  and un-plug  it , then plug in "other host(host-b)" , how can i re-mount  USB-Datastore(VMFS format) it and use the data



  • 2.  RE: USB DISK VMFS Datastore unmount and move to others host use

    Posted Oct 09, 2019 04:17 AM

    Stop usbarbitrator service and check it.



  • 3.  RE: USB DISK VMFS Datastore unmount and move to others host use

    Posted Oct 09, 2019 04:31 AM

    yeh , usbarbitrator   stoped

    and the USB device is desplay in host-b   and i can see the device disk

    [root@esxi-b:~] ls /dev/disks

    naa.5000000000000001

    naa.5000000000000001:1

    but how to assign it , become in a datastore for access

    is vmkfstools  import ?



  • 4.  RE: USB DISK VMFS Datastore unmount and move to others host use
    Best Answer

    Posted Oct 09, 2019 06:11 AM

    get-it !!!

    put in host-b

    [root@esx-b:~] esxcfg-volume -l

    Scanning for VMFS-3/VMFS-5 host activity (512 bytes/HB, 2048 HBs).

    VMFS UUID/label: 5d9c1bad-3bd9effc-94fe-20677ce7f5a0/USB-Datastore

    Can mount: Yes

    Can resignature: Yes

    Extent name: naa.5000000000000001:1     range: 0 - 476671 (MB)

    [root@esx-b:~] esxcfg-volume -M "5d9c1bad-3bd9effc-94fe-20677ce7f5a0"

    Persistently mounting volume 5d9c1bad-3bd9effc-94fe-20677ce7f5a0