Does anyone have experience with the `Host USB Device` option(USB pass through lite)in esxi that is found in vm settings in virtual hardware? I have noticed weird behavior where only 1 of the two usb drives in the back will be available for passthrough. Tested on two hosts and both have similar behavior but vary on which port will be chosen.
Its weird because esxi seems to see them when i disable usbarbitrator. In this case the A-DATA device and Avocent Mass Storage Function? are displayed but no SanDisk Cruzer in virtual hardware.
Troubleshooting References:
find drives How to Access USB Storage in ESXi Shell
restart agents VMware Knowledge Base
esxcli storage core device list | grep -i usb
Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)
Is USB: true
Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access (mpx.vmhba35:C0:T0:L0)
Model: ADATA USB Flash
Is USB: true
Display Name: Local USB Direct-Access (mpx.vmhba34:C0:T0:L0)
Is USB: true
Is USB: false
lsusb
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 125f:312b A-DATA Technology Co., Ltd. Superior S102 Pro <--------------------------
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0781:5575 SanDisk Corp. Cruzer Glide <--------------------------
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0624:0252 Avocent Corp.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0624:0251 Avocent Corp. Virtual Mass Storage
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0624:0249 Avocent Corp. Virtual Keyboard/Mouse
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 413c:a001 Dell Computer Corp. Hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0781:5583 SanDisk Corp. Ultra Fit
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 002 Device 001: ID 0e0f:8002 VMware, Inc. Root Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0e0f:8002 VMware, Inc. Root Hub
Its weird because esxi seems to see them when i disable usbarbitrator. In this case the A-DATA device and Avocent Mass Storage Function? are displayed but no SanDisk Cruzer in virtual hardware.
Troubleshooting References:
find drives How to Access USB Storage in ESXi Shell
restart agents VMware Knowledge Base
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