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• After Esxi 5.1 USB passthrough problem upgrade to Esxi 6. 0 b

  Hello

  Recently, I upgraded my ESXi host from version 5.1 to 6.0.0.2809209. Passthrough ESXi 5.1 USB worked without problem. I updated 5.1 to 6.0 when usb smart card readers is connected. Now USB smart card readers did not appear on ESXi 6. 0b.

  I couldn't find any usb tethering in settings of the virtual computer .

  

  output file /var/log/USB.log

  
  

  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: VTHREAD initialize the main thread 3 "usbArb" pid 33783
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DictionaryLoad: could not open the file "/ usr/lib/vmware/config ': no such file or directory.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: preferences PREF file optional not found in/usr/lib/vmware/config. Using the default values.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DictionaryLoad: cannot open the file '//.vmware/config': no such file or directory.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: found option preferences of PREF file in / / .vmware/config. Using the default values.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: deactivation of the preferences of the user PREF because disableUserPreferences is set.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: PREF cannot load the user's preferences.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT - PARAMETERS GLOBAL/usr/lib/vmware/settings
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT - NOT PERSISTENT
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT - USER PREFERENCES
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT - default USER IS //.vmware/config
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT - HOST by default IS/etc/vmware/config
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT libdir = ' / usr/lib/vmware. "
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: authd.proxy.nfc = DICT ' vmware - pass: ha - nfc ".
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: authd.proxy.nfcssl = DICT ' vmware - pass: ha-nfcssl. "
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: authd.proxy.vpxa - nfcssl = DICT ' vmware - vpxa:vpxa - nfcssl.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT authd.proxy.vpxa - nfc = "vmware - vpxa:vpxa - nfc.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT authd.fullpath = "/ sbin/authd '.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: DICT - SITE by default IS/usr/lib/vmware/config
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: USBArb: error in ' / etc/vmware/usbarb.rules' at line 1:0, ' [' or ' {' expected near end of file.}]
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: VMware USB Arbitration Service Version 13.1.14
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: USBArb: trying to connect to an arbitrator on/var/run/vmware/usbarbitrator-socket.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: SOCKET create new socket, connect to/var/run/vmware/usbarbitrator-socket
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: SOCKET connection failed, error 2: no such file or directory
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:10Z usbarb [33783]: USBArb: unable to connect to the existing arbitrator.
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:17Z usbarb [33783]: USBArb: UsbArbPipeConnected: connected to the client socket: 12
  2015 10-12 T 19: 30:17Z usbarb [33783]: USBArb: 34213 Client connected (version: 6)
  2015 10-12 T 19: 54:37Z usbarb [33783]: USBArb: customer closing, error: 2
  2015 10-12 T 19: 54:37Z usbarb [33783]: USBArb: 34213 Client disconnected

  lsusb and tail f /var/log/vmkernel.log | grep-i USB

  output of commands is empty.

  
  

  usbarbitrator chkconfig - list

  usbarbitrator on

  How can I solve this problem?

  Thank you

  OK I solved my problem.

  (1) I remove material passthrough.

  (2) I have been fallow in Re: error Usb referee 6. and 7. advice.

  And I am able to reach USB CCID of Esxi 6.0 virtual machine host.

  Thank you

• Disable USB Passthrough has no effect

  Hello

  I played with the setting USB passthrough, but now I ache to reset. How many times I uncheck the boxes, does not matter, after the restart they are back.

  My configuration:

  HP ML330 with E5504 2 / 18GB memory boot from USB...

  When starting the messages "dvfilter loaded successfully" and "vmfs3 loaded successfully", stay on the screen for a few minutes.

  Can someone give me a hint?

  Greetings Henk

  Take a look at article 3 on this page - http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/VMDirectPath/fix_config_issues.php.  When you run a repair of ESXi installation it will not wipe away the VMFS data store so after him reconfigure the host that you just add computers virtual back to inventory.

  Dave

  VMware communities user moderator

  New book in town - Start Guide quick vSphere -http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2009/08/12/new-book-in-town-vsphere-quick-start-guide/.

  You have a system or a PCI with VMDirectPath?  Submit your specifications to the unofficial VMDirectPath HCL - http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=21.

• USB with ESXi 3.5 has been damaged

  Hi all

  I had a server ESXi from a flash drive. Unfortunately the flash player has been damaged. What is the best possible solution for this type of situation. Please notify.

  Thank you.

  Install a new 3.5 to USB. ESXi should automatically detect the data store. If you have a backup of your configuration, you can restore it otherwise you will have to reconfigure. You will also need to browse the data store and manually "add to inventory" all your virtual machines. unless you have a reconfiguration of complicated installation and adding the inventory should not take more than a few minutes.

• Reclassification of ESXi 3.5 u4 free on USB to ESXi free 4.0 on USB

  Hi people:

  If I'm looking to upgrade ESXi 3.5 u4 free on a key USB to ESXi 4.0 is the process as simple as install ESXi 4.0 on a different USB via the Installer (I saw that he now allows to install directly on a USB key) and then restart with the new USB?  The new version will find all virtual machines and configuration data that is on the hard drive of the target system?  Obviously I would need to backup my VMs and other things in the data store, first of all, just in case something went wrong, but I wanted to check it would be the general way to do.  Also, I know that I have to re - enable SSH and copy on the SSH keys and others of version 3.5, but I was really interested whether the new version on a USB would be the store of data on hard drives without difficulty.  Finally, once done can I revert to the version 3.5 (by reversing the USB key), or version 4.0 makes a sort of changes in the data that are not compatible with 3.5 store?

  mudtoe

  The data store will not be a problem, but the upgrade of equipment would be. If you do not convert to version 7 of material, you should be fine.

• Support USB for ESXi

  Hello community.

  There is very little son on ESX 3.0/3.5 and Console of service support for USB devices, so I won't re-collection of information here.  SC is really version of Red Hat Linux, USB support is incorporated.

  (But not for the Virtual Machine hosts individual granted.)

  My question is about support and USB for ESXi connectivity options.

  ESXi does not have a Service Console based on linux but the implementation of BusyBox OS to help with management of the hyper-visiere tasks, how USB support built-in. Support must certainly be there for bootable USB and also more rack KVM now have USB keyboards.

  Just a question how to go into the options of USB support?  If SC, then I could use commands #mount and #cp... but no SC as shown above, also no space available in most of the cases on local storage.

  Thank you and I will reward points quickly.  Looking for ideas on how to use the USB of ESXi connectiivty options.

  If you want the contents of the disc to be visible from the VI client, Yes, you can use VMFS3 as the file system.  If you want to just level console access to the contents of the device (for example a "not supported" or "Not supported SSH" connections), you can use VFAT.  The best way to create a filesystem VMFS3 on this is to use storage management in the VI Client.  I tried not to add additional USB drives, so I'm not sure it will work 100%.

  In the CLI, you should be able to look in/dev/disks and see all the disks on the system.  You can use fdisk-l/dev/discs / vmhba32\:0\:0\:0 to see the current map of partition of a disk (in this case, disk0 on vmhba32, which is actually the USB on my ESXi machine).  You should also be able to use fdisk to create a partition (type should be fb) for a new store VMFS.  You can then use vmkfstools to create a file system on the partition that you create - for example: vmkfstools vmfs3 - C/dev/discs / vmhba32\:0\:0\:1.  Be careful with this command, you get the correct HBA, disk and partition number, as wrong could wipe out something important.

• USB Passthrough with ESXi 5.5 3.0

  I need to find a USB 3.0 can I activate USB pass through with. I currently have a USB 3.0 PCI-E of Highpoint RocketU 1142 and it doesn't seem to work. And just to clarify, I need to be able to use the USB direct basis using the USB with Server 2012 controller xHCI. I was able to use the pass through device in the past, but I need a card I can use regular USB 3.0 transfer and NOT transmitting device. I hope someone can point me to a USB 3 map that will work correctly. I also prefer a card that requires no additional power, as these cards are for a server.

  I talked to VMware and found that you can have transfer USB 3.0 through the a virtual machine host.

• Problem the appliance USB VMware ESXi 4.0.0-4.1.0

  Dear Sir

  I have a problem for my server to recognize USB devices.
  VMware ESXi is installed 4.0.0 and 4.1.0 and in both cases, these devices don't notrecognize me.
  The machines that I tested on Windows Server 2003, 2008 and even Linux and there nocase.

  Any solution or idea?

  Best regards

  Sebastian

  I had the same problem. You will also notice that there is no power to the USB

  Look at these two links:

  http://www.VM-help.com/esx40i/VMDirectPath/fix_config_issues.php

  http://www.VM-help.com/esx40i/VMDirectPath/USB_Setup.php

  NB NB NB: the host chipset must support the passthrough option

  After you have added all of my usb devices and after a reboot, my local host console was frozen and I could not access anything whatsoever. I did a repair and everything went quickly up and running and will now add each device for passthrough successively. (you will need to reboot the host after addind devices)

  Help file for above problem:

  http://www.VM-help.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2603

• Usb device ESXi 4.1.0 through material passtrough on Dell Poweredge R510

  Hello.

  I am trying to use one of the four usb ports on a Dell PowerEdge R510 inside an ESXi 4.1.0 260247 host for a XP Prof invited. I have the following PCI devices:

  With each of the devices ID 00:1 a. 0 00: 1 d: 3 comments XP correctly will not start. When I attach the 00:1d.7 device boots comments, but then there is a problem with the device driver. I tried the chipset drivers for W2003 from dell (http://support.euro.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=de & cs = debsdt1 & l = a & s = bsd & releaseid = R269378 & SystemID = PWE_R510 & servicetag = & os = WNET & osl = GE & deviceid = 17195 & devlib = 0 & typecnt = 0 & vercnt = 2 & catid = 1 & impid =-1 & formatcnt = 0 & libid = 27 & typeid =-1 & dateid =-1 & formatid =-1 & source =-1 & 396483 = starts) , but no luck.

  I know that there is now a direct usb support in ESXi 4.1, but my usb device is not supported through this new feature.

  In addition, I'm looking for a PCI Express RS232 serial card that works on this server equipped with passthrough for a XP guest.

  Thank you

  Michael

  Try to ignore this ridiculous list, it's a bad joke for devices on the external bus like SCSI and USB.

  I've successfully used the USB feature in 4.1 for a device not on the list (in fact, he was a device of type modem/serial port), more precisely a key entropy of Simtec.

  So anyway, try your device with the USB function before mingling with the much more fragile PCI passthrough feature.

• USB host ESXi 5.5

  Hello world

  Just a simple question:

  Is it possible to mount a USB key (or disc, whatever) on the ESXi 5.5 host? (Do not access them with the virtual machine but really on the host to copy the VM on the USB key, for example).

  It is not possible with the old version, but I want to know if it's OK now with the ESXi 5.5.

  Thank you very much for your help!

  Hello

  Yes it is possible. You must stop the first service that will otherwise USB support thanks to the virtual machines.

  Here's how:

  VMware KB: Cannot mount a USB key or drive peripheral support to host ESX ESXi

  Tim

• Connection usb to esxi host and copy vmdk

  Hello

  I'm trying to migrate a vSphere cluster to another machines.  There is no network connectivity between the 2, so I intend to copy the files vmdk and vmx more via USB directly connected to the host for thoroughput max.  Anyone tried this?  I looked in the documentation and online, and I see that the only supported file systems FAT32 and ext3.  For a 40 GB virtual computer, can I use an ext3 formatted USB key, copy locally and then USB attach themselves to a host on the new cluster and copy?  Anyone see any problems with this?  We are doing this process via a USB port connected to a position of the user and SCPing between the host and the USB port on the network.  I think that cutting the transfer network will speed up the process, currently a 40-50 GB VM takes about 3 hours

  Hello

  I understand that you can read in what she argued, however...

  If there is a KB article while this does not mean that it is supported, it simply means that it is possible and you might be able to use it if the need is high enough. For example, in case of problems you can risk some stability/performance and fix the most urgent problem at hand, as a critical VM that was on a LUN which disappeared earlier that day there so that you only restore backup on a USB drive.

  Also note the supplement "additional note" at the bottom of the KB that you are facing

  Quote (my highlighting):

  More information

  The USB key must be a minimum of 4 GB in size. This procedure is not recommended for basic file transfers.

  This procedure includes steps on disabling the intercom USB host function. Then earlier in the article that they use the same feature to connect the USB drive to the guest.

  If this isn't everything, they use the DCUI for mode of tech support that their link in an article KB1017910 to using the console is already a bit dodgy on a production host. About using the console for day-to-day operations is a no No

  Another quote, this time from this KB article, underscores once again with me.

  Tech Support Mode

  Tech Support Mode (TSM) provides a command line interface that can be used by the Administrator to troubleshoot and correct abnormal conditionson hosts VMware ESXi. TSM is accessible in two ways:

  • Connecting directly to the ESXi Server console.
  • Remote SSH connection.

  Further down in this article, it is pointed out again that it is for support only, I would say is something different as 'supported environment.

  It does not mean that you can not and never use should the DCUI, but be careful.

  Back on the focus to what you're trying to do.

  If your USB drive is broken, you now have a hypervisor that attempts to mount it to the level of the hypervisor, which, in itself, can cause downtime at the level of the hypervisor risks of release for ALL your guests. USB transfer at least maintains these problems located in the virtual machine, it is attached to.

  Besides that... the only system files that you can mount is VFAT, so you can't even put files there that are larger than 2 GB (or 4 GB) in size.

  File systems ext2/ext3/ext4 that none of those who are supported, VFAT only for your external USB drive.

  Yes there are ways around the VFAT file size limit too, but you're just jumping through the next pole, and if something's not going then your users is satisfied by the retoric "but backups are faster".

  --

  Wil

• How to make a CD available USB drive VMS as a USB under ESXi 5.5

  Hi people:

  I discovered a possible problem with ESXi 5.5 which I hope someone knows a way to get around.  I plugged a USB CD/DVD drive in an ESXi host 5.5 current enforcement in the expectation that I would be able to assign to a virtual machine as a USB device.  However, it has not shown as a USB device is available.  Also, it did not show as a host device that I could assign to a virtual CD/DVD device.  I rebooted the host and then the CD/DVD USB drive present themselves as a host device that I could assign to a virtual CD/DVD device.  Of course, the problem is that I don't want to have to restart the host whenever I want to connect a physical to a virtual machine CD/DVD player, and I don't want to let the reader of CD/DVD USB connected to the host all the time I use it for other things as well (the host has not its own CD/DVD drive).

  So I guess my question is:

  (1) is there a way to say ESXi a newly connected CD/DVD USB drive is intended to be a USB device that can be connected to the virtual machines, or

  (2) is there a way to force rescan USB devices for USB CD/DVD players to demand and available as a host device to be assigned to a virtual CD/DVD device without a restart ESXi?

  I hope that there is some configuration settings, I do not know on which control this behavior.

  Suggestions welcome.

  Ok.  I found the answer.  Guess I didn't have a good enough search until I posted.

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1027415

  Basically, you need to restart the daemon spend after you have added the device USB CD/DVD:

  restart the /etc/init.d/hostd

  from the console service.  Which causes ESXi to rescan USB devices and CD/DVD USB drive is available to be mapped as a host device on a virtual CD drive of the virtual machine.  It is not as good as to be able to use it immediately, but at least it does not require the host be restarted each time.

• A USB to ESXi?

  What should I do to get ESXi to recognize a USB flash drive? I was not able to get ESXi to recognize my USB as a device connected to the host or as a device that I can go through a virtual machine - it's as if there are any.

  You need to first plug the USB controller to the virtual computer, here's a guide that will help you:

  VMware vSphere 5.1

  Best regards

  Yours, Oscar

• Server does not start after the installation of the USB bootable, ESXi

  Hello

  I installed VMware ESXi 5 on a SSD drive using a bootable USB key, but my server does not automatically start since the SSD after installation. I can boot ESXi in the offered by the BIOS boot menu.

  The startup configuration is perhaps incorrect because during the installation of the USB drive is present, but after the installation, it is not?

  Also has anyone seen this problem?

  Kind regards

  Gijsbert

  Updating the BIOS on the DQ77MK at 49, and you should be able to start - UEFI must never be activated.

• E possible usar USB no ESXi?

  SRS,

  Alguem saberia informar to e possible usar um useful USB - COM no ESXi?

  O servidor than we have nao possui 2 portas e COM a segunda seria usada pelo useful USB.

  Togni faith no Vmware Workstation e mouse usually. No ESXi ele não reconhecer useful USB o aparenta.

  Obrigado

  A unica e option realmente a pelo Romeu informed para o e ESX ESXi very para o VM Server voce do use two USB

  SDS,

  Martinelli