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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Reset lost/forgotten root password for ESXi host :
If you have forgotten the ESXi host root password or it does not work due to locked account or expired password, we can try below methods to access the Host :- Method 1 : If the Host has access to Active Directory authentication and is in connected state in vCenter – Login to the ESXi […]