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
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
Stop usbarbitrator service and check it.
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 ?
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