{"id":303,"date":"2020-01-16T21:59:38","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T02:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/home.chunwangyang.com\/wordpress\/?p=303"},"modified":"2020-01-16T21:59:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T02:59:38","slug":"creating-a-datastore-on-vmware-esxi-6-7u3-usb-boot-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.chunwangyang.com\/?p=303","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Datastore on VMware ESXi 6.7U3 USB Boot Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-1-1024x576.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-305\" src=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-2-1024x583.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-306\" src=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-2-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-3-1-1024x322.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-307\" src=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-3-1-1024x322.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"322\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-4-1024x397.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-322\" src=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-4-1024x397.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"397\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-5-1024x390.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-323\" src=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-5-1024x390.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"397\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-6-1024x810.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-324\" src=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-6-1024x810.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"810\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-9-1-1024x809.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-326\" src=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-9-1-1024x809.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"809\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-A-1024x389.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-327\" src=\".\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/VMware-ESXi-6.7U3-USB-Boot-Drive-partition-table-info-A-1024x389.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"389\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\nReference: <br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/darkglade.com\/2019\/07\/05\/building-a-datastore-on-your-esxi-boot-usb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/darkglade.com\/2019\/07\/05\/building-a-datastore-on-your-esxi-boot-usb\/<\/a>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\n\nls \/dev\/disks\/\n\nmpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0\nmpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:1\nmpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:5\nmpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:6\nmpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:7\nmpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:8\nmpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:9\nt10.ATA_____HGST_HTS725050A7E630__________________________RCF50ACE2LM7ZM\nt10.ATA_____HGST_HTS725050A7E630__________________________RCF50ACE2LM7ZM:1\nt10.ATA_____HGST_HTS725050A7E630__________________________RCF50ACE2LM7ZM:2\nt10.ATA_____HGST_HTS725050A7E630__________________________RCF50ACE2LM7ZM:3\nt10.ATA_____HGST_HTS725050A7E630__________________________RCF50ACE2LM7ZM:4\nt10.ATA_____HGST_HTS725050A7E630__________________________RCF50ACE2LM7ZM:5\nt10.NVMe____SAMSUNG_MZVPW256HEGL2D00000______________77B30061CB382500\nt10.NVMe____SAMSUNG_MZVPW256HEGL2D00000______________77B30061CB382500:1\nt10.NVMe____SAMSUNG_MZVPW256HEGL2D00000______________77B30061CB382500:2\nt10.NVMe____SAMSUNG_MZVPW256HEGL2D00000______________77B30061CB382500:3\nt10.NVMe____SAMSUNG_MZVPW256HEGL2D00000______________77B30061CB382500:4\nt10.NVMe____SAMSUNG_MZVPW256HEGL2D00000______________77B30061CB382500:5\nvml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30\nvml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:1\nvml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:5\nvml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:6\nvml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:7\nvml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:8\nvml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:9\nvml.01000000002020202020205243463530414345324c4d375a4d484753542048\nvml.01000000002020202020205243463530414345324c4d375a4d484753542048:1\nvml.01000000002020202020205243463530414345324c4d375a4d484753542048:2\nvml.01000000002020202020205243463530414345324c4d375a4d484753542048:3\nvml.01000000002020202020205243463530414345324c4d375a4d484753542048:4\nvml.01000000002020202020205243463530414345324c4d375a4d484753542048:5\nvml.0100000000373742335f303036315f434233385f323530300053414d53554e\nvml.0100000000373742335f303036315f434233385f323530300053414d53554e:1\nvml.0100000000373742335f303036315f434233385f323530300053414d53554e:2\nvml.0100000000373742335f303036315f434233385f323530300053414d53554e:3\nvml.0100000000373742335f303036315f434233385f323530300053414d53554e:4\nvml.0100000000373742335f303036315f434233385f323530300053414d53554e:5\n\n\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil getptbl \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30\ngpt\n3773 255 63 60628992\n1 64 8191 C12A7328F81F11D2BA4B00A0C93EC93B systemPartition 128\n5 8224 520191 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 linuxNative 0\n6 520224 1032191 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 linuxNative 0\n7 1032224 1257471 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8 vmkDiagnostic 0\n8 1257504 1843199 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 linuxNative 0\n9 1843200 7086079 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8 vmkDiagnostic 0\n\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil add \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 gpt \"2 7086080 60628992 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0\"\ngpt\n3773 255 63 60628992\n1 64 8191 C12A7328F81F11D2BA4B00A0C93EC93B 128\n5 8224 520191 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 0\n6 520224 1032191 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 0\n7 1032224 1257471 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8 0\n8 1257504 1843199 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 0\n9 1843200 7086079 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8 0\n2 7086080 60628992 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0\nError: Can't have a partition outside the disk!\nAddNewPartitions: ped_partition_new failed\n\n\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil setptbl \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 gpt \"2 7086080 60628991 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0\"\ngpt\n0 0 0 0\n2 7086080 60628991 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0\nError: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.\n\n\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil add \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 gpt \"2 7086081 60628000 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0\"\ngpt\n3773 255 63 60628992\n1 64 8191 C12A7328F81F11D2BA4B00A0C93EC93B 128\n5 8224 520191 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 0\n6 520224 1032191 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 0\n7 1032224 1257471 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8 0\n8 1257504 1843199 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 0\n9 1843200 7086079 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8 0\n2 7086081 60628000 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil getptbl \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30\ngpt\n3773 255 63 60628992\n1 64 8191 C12A7328F81F11D2BA4B00A0C93EC93B systemPartition 128\n5 8224 520191 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 linuxNative 0\n6 520224 1032191 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 linuxNative 0\n7 1032224 1257471 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8 vmkDiagnostic 0\n8 1257504 1843199 EBD0A0A2B9E5443387C068B6B72699C7 linuxNative 0\n9 1843200 7086079 9D27538040AD11DBBF97000C2911D1B8 vmkDiagnostic 0\n2 7086081 60628000 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 vmfs 0\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil resize \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 2 7086081 60628900\n\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil resize \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 2 7086081 60628950\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil resize \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 2 7086081 60628960\nError: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.\nError: Can't have overlapping partitions.\nDisk set partition failed\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil resize \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 2 7086081 60628955\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil resize \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 2 7086081 60628956\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil resize \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 2 7086081 60628957\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil resize \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 2 7086081 60628958\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] partedUtil resize \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30 2 7086081 60628959\nError: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.\nError: Can't have overlapping partitions.\nDisk set partition failed\n\n&#91;root@HP-800-G2-Mini:~] vmkfstools -C vmfs6 -S USB_Boot_Disk_DS \/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:2\ncreate fs deviceName:'\/dev\/disks\/vml.0000000000766d68626133323a303a30:2', fsShortName:'vmfs6', fsName:'USB_Boot_Disk_DS'\ndeviceFullPath:\/dev\/disks\/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:2 deviceFile:mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:2\nATS on device \/dev\/disks\/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0:2: not supported\n.\nChecking if remote hosts are using this device as a valid file system. 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