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Angelo525
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USB DISK VMFS Datastore unmount and move to others host use

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

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Angelo525
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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

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Stop usbarbitrator service and check it.

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Angelo525
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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 ?

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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

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