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How to create VMFS partition on USB device for ESXi 6.x

Plug in the USB device to the ESXi host Make sure that usbarbitrator service is off on the ESXi host so that the host will not use it as Passthrough : # /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop Check the usb in core device list : # esxcli storage core device list t10.SanDisk00Cruzer_Blade000000004C530001111202103073    Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access […]

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PSOD happening on ESXi host after USB disconnect

You might face a PSOD after/during the USB disconnect. If you have, you might see a PSOD with backtrace similar to below: cpu17:33399)@BlueScreen: #GP Exception 13 in world 33399:vmklinux_9:h @ 0x41802c42b8e8cpu17:33399)Code start: 0x41802c400000 VMK uptime: 3:16:17:26.592cpu17:33399)0x439113b9b830:[0x41802c42b8e8]DLM_malloc@vmkernel#nover+0x31c stack: 0x41802c7ae9c0cpu17:33399)0x439113b9b880:[0x41802c42d22b]DLM_memalign@vmkernel#nover+0x7f stack: 0x80cpu17:33399)0x439113b9b8b0:[0x41802c429c13]Heap_AlignWithTimeoutAndRA@vmkernel#nover+0xf3 stack: 0x15cpu17:33399)0x439113b9b940:[0x41802cb3c423][email protected]#9.2+0x2b stack: 0x0cpu17:33399)0x439113b9b960:[0x41802ccf8807]ehci_qtd_alloc@#+0x17 stack: 0x5a3432352e32353acpu17:33399)0x439113b9b990:[0x41802ccf8fb4]qh_urb_transaction@#+0x318 stack: 0xffffffff21fa08d8cpu17:33399)0x439113b9ba10:[0x41802ccff1f2]ehci_urb_enqueue@#+0x5e stack: 0x0cpu17:33399)0x439113b9bac0:[0x41802ccdc151][email protected]#9.2.3.0+0xf9 stack: 0x202cpu17:33399)0x439113b9bbb0:[0x41802cce8d41][email protected]#9.2.3.0+0xfd stack: 0x43050f664ac0cpu17:33399)0x439113b9bbe0:[0x41802cce47fd][email protected]#9.2.3.0+0x71 stack: […]

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