ESXi 6 - unable to connect the USB device to VM

Hi people:

I have a problem with a specific USB 3 device to try to connect to a virtual computer.  The device is a Toshiba USB 3 5 TB hard drive, and it is recognized by ESXi I see when I do a lsusb command, but it is never offered as a choice available to connect to a virtual computer.  I tried to restart management agents, restart ESXi with the connected device so that it is immediately detected at startup.  I tried using the web client to vcenter server appliance and the native client C.  She just never appears as a choice just as if it is not there.  Other USB 3 devices, including a Startech gigabit network device and another 2 TB Toshiba USB drive appear as a choice, so it doesn't seem to be a problem with USB 3 devices as a whole.  I have connected to other computers and even an Arch Linux VM under the same ESXi which has a Startech USB 3 connected via PCI Passthrough controller and it works in all places.  I tried to connect to a USB 2 port just for the heck of it, and I got the same result (invisible to virtual machines) here is what information I have via the newspapers.  I see a few entries on the device being suspended in the vmkernel journal, but I don't know if it is normal for a device until it is assigned to a virtual computer.

Any ideas what is wrong or how to fix welcome.

lsusb

lsusb [root@naplesesxi:/var/log]

Bus 004 Device 011: ID 0480:d011 Toshiba America information. Systems, Inc..

Bus device 004 008: ID 0 b 95:1790 6 Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit Ethernet

Bus device 003 003: ID 2109:2811

Bus 004 Device 007: ID 2109:8110

Bus 002 Device 012: ID 1058:1003 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Elements 1000 GB

Bus 007 Device 002: ID 059b: 0277 Iomega Corp.

Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0764:0501 Cyber Power System, Inc. CP1500 AVR UPS

Bus 002 Device 003: Hub 4 ports ID Genesys Logic, Inc. 05e3:0610.

Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0781:5583 SanDisk Corp.

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. integrated rate matching hub

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. integrated rate matching hub

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

[root@naplesesxi:/var/log]

lsusb detail

[root@naplesesxi:/var/log] lsusb - v d 0480:d011

Bus 004 Device 011: ID 0480:d011 Toshiba America information. Systems, Inc..

Device descriptor:

bLength 18

bDescriptorType 1

bcdUSB 3.00

bDeviceClass 0 (defined at the Interface level)

bDeviceSubClass 0

bDeviceProtocol 0

bMaxPacketSize0 9

idVendor 0 x 0480 Toshiba America information. Systems, Inc..

idProduct 0xd011

bcdDevice 6.07

iManufacturer 1 TOSHIBA

iProduct 2 external USB 3.0

iSerial 3 20140426016164

bNumConfigurations 1

Configuration descriptor:

bLength 9

bDescriptorType 2

wTotalLength 44

bNumInterfaces 1

bConfigurationValue 1

iConfiguration 0

bmAttributes 0xc0

Self-powered

MaxPower 2mA

The interface descriptor:

bLength 9

bDescriptorType 4

bInterfaceNumber 0

bAlternateSetting 0

bNumEndpoints 2

bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage

bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI

80 bulk bInterfaceProtocol only

iInterface 0

Endpoint descriptor:

bLength 7

bDescriptorType 5

bEndpointAddress 0 x 81 EP 1 IN

bmAttributes 2

Transfer in bulk of Type

Synch type none

Usage Type data

wMaxPacketSize 0 x 0400 1 1024 bytes

bInterval 0

bMaxBurst 14

Endpoint descriptor:

bLength 7

bDescriptorType 5

bEndpointAddress 0 x 02 EP 2 OUT

bmAttributes 2

Transfer in bulk of Type

Synch type none

Usage Type data

wMaxPacketSize 0 x 0400 1 1024 bytes

bInterval 0

bMaxBurst 14

Object store binary descriptor:

bLength 5

bDescriptorType 15

wTotalLength 42

bNumDeviceCaps 3

Functionality of the USB 2.0 Extension device:

bLength 7

bDescriptorType 16

bDevCapabilityType 2

bmAttributes 0x00000002

Link Power Management (LPM) taken in charge

Feature of the superSpeed USB device:

bLength 10

bDescriptorType 16

bDevCapabilityType 3

bmAttributes 0x00

wSpeedsSupported 0x000e

Device can operate at full speed (12Mbps)

Device can operate at high speed (480 Mbps)

Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)

bFunctionalitySupport 1

Fully functional low peripheral speed is Full Speed (12 Mbps)

bU1DevExitLat 10 micro seconds

bU2DevExitLat 2047 micro seconds

Functionality of the device ID container:

bLength 20

bDescriptorType 16

bDevCapabilityType 4

Want 0

ContainerID {14c4c0cc-6785-495d-8dcb-c74305d84121}

Device status: 0x0001

Self-powered

[root@naplesesxi:/var/log]

VMkernel when pluggin installed in drive

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: new USB drive found, idVendor = 0480, idProduct = d011

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: new USB device strings: Mfr = 1, product = 2, SerialNumber = 3

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: product: external USB 3.0

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: manufacturer: TOSHIBA

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: serial number: 20140426016164

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: Add ep 0x81, slot 12, new flags drop id = 0 x 0, add new flags = 0x8

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: Add ep 0 x 2, location 12, new flags drop id = 0 x 0, add new flags = 0 x 18

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xhci_check_bandwidth called for udev 0x4302ab3e2bc0

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: new context of input control:

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: exit after config context successful ep cmd:

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: name of the vendor: 0 x 0480, product: 0xd011, revision: 0 x 0607

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: Interface subclass: 0x06, Protocol: 0 x 50

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) WARNING: LinScsiLLD: scsi_add_host:573: sgMaxEntries vmkAdapter (usb-storage) rounded up to 255. Indicated size was 65535

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) LinPCI: LinuxPCI_DeviceIsPAECapable:581: device capable of EAP at 0000:00:14.0

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) DMA: 646: DMA 'vmhba50' engine, created using the Mapper "DMANull."

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb-storage 4 - 4:1.0: interface is claimed by usb-storage

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: device is not available for passthrough

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > usb 4-4: usbfs: registered usb040b

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.337Z cpu5:33148) < 6 > hub 4 - 0:1.0: suspended

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.349Z cpu0:32819) ScsiNpiv: 1505: GetInfo for adapter vmhba50, [0x4301a7966240], max_vports = 0, vports_inuse = 0, linktype = 0, status = 0, failreason = 0, m = bad0020

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:23.493Z cpu5:33105) < 6 > xhci_hcd 0000:00:14.0: xhci_hub_status_data: port polling station.

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:25.340Z cpu5:33111) < 6 > usb3 usb: suspended

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:25.340Z cpu5:33111) < 6 > usb3 usb: suspended

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 04:34.056Z cpu6:33107) < 6 > usb-storage 4 - 4:1.0: suspended

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:15.869Z cpu4:162661) < 6 usb transfer > disabled

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.059Z cpu2:162686) VC: 3551: device rescan time 9 msec (total number of 5 devices)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.059Z cpu2:162686) VC: 3554: Filesystem probe time 13 msec (devices surveyed 3 out of 5)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.059Z cpu2:162686) VC: 3556: refresh the time open volume 1 msec

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.150Z cpu1:162688) < 6 > usb transfer enabled; all eligible devices will be claimed by the kernel drivers

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.235Z cpu6:162690) VC: 3551: device rescan time 8 msec (total number of 5 devices)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.235Z cpu6:162690) VC: 3554: Filesystem probe time 11 msec (devices surveyed 3 out of 5)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.235Z cpu6:162690) VC: 3556: refresh the time open volume 1 msec

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:16.292Z cpu2:162691) ScsiScan: 836: vmhba0:C0:T0:L0 Path supports the REPORT LUN 0 x 11

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:27.898Z cpu3:162776) CMMDS: CMMDSVSIUpdateNetworkCbk:2150: RECONFIGURE interface vmk3 with cmmds (success).

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:27.921Z cpu3:162776) VC: 3551: device rescan time 9 msec (total number of 5 devices)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:27.921Z cpu3:162776) VC: 3554: Filesystem probe time 13 msec (devices surveyed 3 out of 5)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:27.921Z cpu3:162776) VC: 3556: refresh the time open volume 1 msec

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:28.512Z cpu4:162776) Config: 680: "SIOControlFlag2" = 0, the old value: 0, (State: 0x0)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:32.679Z cpu0:162776) Config: 680: "VMOverheadGrowthLimit" = 4294967295, old value: 4294967295, (State: 0x0)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:34.612Z cpu6:162983) FixedMem TPM: start = 0xfed40000, end = 0xfed44fff, 0 = write protection

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:46.397Z cpu7:162998 = 73 a 64522 opID) World: 15514: VC opID HB-SpecSync-host-9@0-3fda4c20-7-209f maps to vmkernel opID 73 a 64522

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 05:46.397Z cpu7:162998 = 73 a 64522 opID) Config: 680: "HostLocalSwapDirEnabled" = 0, the old value: 0, (State: 0x0)

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 06:00.897Z cpu3:162786 opID = 478d4c8) World: 15514: VC opID HB-SpecSync-host-9@0-799bbb99-81-212f maps to vmkernel opID 478d4c8

2016-03 - T 02, 20: 06:00.897Z cpu3:162786 opID = 478d4c8) Config: 680: "HostLocalSwapDirEnabled" = 0, the old value: 0, (State: 0x0)

Hi guys, I just had the same issue and it resolved on my test environment.

I got the device ID using "lsusb".

Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0480:d011 Toshiba America information. Systems, Inc..

where 0480:d011 is the device ID

Then ran the following command:

oddities s esxcfg-module = 0480:d011:i usb-storage

After a reboot I was able to cross the device for my VMs.

I'm not an expert in this field, as far as I can understand of this thread: problem mit USB Passthrough (eine andere nicht, geht HDD) - to vSphere5 / ESXi 5.0 5.1 - VMware Forum und "usb-storage" module crashes when you try to access the drive and does not pass through to the arbitrator of the usb. The person in this thread turns off the usb storage but I boot from USB and so I couldn't do it. Steal the idea of this thread: zero calorie tech deals: VMFS formatted USB sticks in VMware vSphere 5.1 I could exclude the USB from the usb-storage module device (I think).

I have not tested how this affects other features, but initial test is positive.

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