Two mode to access USB flash driver in ESXi environment:
Arbitrator mode is the default mode, in this mode, USB package will the filter by arbitrator daemon, based on USB location information. (position in USB hub), and forward to the VM client.
To use the USB flash drive by ESXi host, we need to stop the arbitrator daemon:
/etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop (temp)
chkconfig usbarbitrator off (permanent)
HPE Dual 8GB microSD Enterprise Midline USB Kit
741279-B21
Usable Capacity 8GB
Performance 43+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,43+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
Class Class 10
HPE 8GB USB Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Drive Key Kit
737953-B21
Usable Capacity 8GB
Performance 20+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17 10+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
Compliance USB specification revision 1.1 and 2.0
HPE 8GB SD EM Flash Media Kit
726113-B21
Usable Capacity 8GB
Performance 21+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
Class Class 10
HPE 8GB microSD EM Flash Media Kit
726116-B21
Usable Capacity 8GB
Performance 21+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
Class Class 10
HPE 32GB SD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit
700136-B21
Usable Capacity 32GB
Performance 21+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
Class Class 10
HPE 32GB microSD Enterprise Mainstream Flash Media Kit
700139-B21
Usable Capacity 32GB
Performance 21+ MB/second Read Transfer Rate,17+ MB/second Write Transfer Rate
Class Class 10
# Install necessary tools
apt-get clean
apt-get update
apt-get install kpartx
#apt-get install gparted
apt-get installed parted
apt-get install qemu-utils
apt-get install syslinux
apt-get install dosfstools
# Install ms-sys
# wget http://superb-dca3.dl.sourceforge.net/project/ms-sys/ms-sys%20stable/2.4.0/ms-sys-2.4.0.tar.gz
wget http://heanet.dl.sourceforge.net/project/ms-sys/ms-sys%20stable/2.4.1/ms-sys-2.4.1.tar.gz
tar xvfz ms-sys-2.4.1.tar.gz
cd ms-sys-2.4.1
make
make install
Format/Backup/Restore tool:
EASEUS Partition Master 6.5.2 Home Edition
http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm
Defragment:
Installer:
Multisystem:
Support multiboot
running on linux
Portable linux:
For all Capser based Livecd, support data persistence
Running on linux
http://rudd-o.com/new-projects/portablelinux
Debian live-magic
Can create various image types (CD, USB, netboot, webboot)
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/live-magic
SARDU — Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disk Utility
Include Various recovery tools, Linux Live and Windows PE
Support Build Multi-Boot USB and CD/DVD
Running on windows
usb-creator
official tool to create Live USBs of Ubuntu from the Live CD or from an iso image.
Running on ubuntu
UNetbootin — Universal Netboot Installer
cross-platform utility that can create Live USB systems and can load a variety of system utilities or install various Linux distributions and other operating systems without a CD
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/