Error: Connection timed out

[ylafont22]

I am attempting to create a datastore  on a USB Drive (Lab environment(, however is recieve  a time out error at the last step of the process.   Is there work around for this?

mkfstools -C vmfs6 -S USBDisk-ISO-Datastore /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0:1

create fs deviceName:'/dev/disks/mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0:1', fsShortName:'vmfs6', fsName:'USBDisk-ISO-Datastore'

deviceFullPath:/dev/disks/mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0:1 deviceFile:mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0:1

ATS on device /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0:1: not supported

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Checking if remote hosts are using this device as a valid file system. This may take a few seconds...

Creating vmfs6 file system on "mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0:1" with blockSize 1048576, unmapGranularity 1048576, unmapPriority default and volume label "USBDisk-ISO-Datastore".

Failed to create VMFS on device mpx.vmhba33:C0:T0:L0:1

Usage: vmkfstools -C [vmfs5|vmfs6|vfat] /vmfs/devices/disks/vml... or,

       vmkfstools -C [vmfs5|vmfs6|vfat] /vmfs/devices/disks/naa... or,

       vmkfstools -C [vmfs5|vmfs6|vfat] /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhbaA:T:L:P

Error: Connection timed out

[root@localhost:/var/log]

thank you in advance.

[CptDuckie]

I have got the same issue when I want to attach a USB drive as a datastore. Are you still having this issue or found a way to fix this?

vmkfstools -C vmfs6 -S ExternalStore-USB3-WD4TB /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba35\:C0\:T0\:L0:1

create fs deviceName:'/dev/disks/mpx.vmhba35:C0:T0:L0:1', fsShortName:'vmfs6', fsName:'ExternalStore-USB3-WD4TB'

deviceFullPath:/dev/disks/mpx.vmhba35:C0:T0:L0:1 deviceFile:mpx.vmhba35:C0:T0:L0:1

ATS on device /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba35:C0:T0:L0:1: not supported

.

Checking if remote hosts are using this device as a valid file system. This may take a few seconds...

Creating vmfs6 file system on "mpx.vmhba35:C0:T0:L0:1" with blockSize 1048576, unmapGranularity 1048576, unmapPriority default and volume label "ExternalStore-USB3-WD4TB".

Failed to create VMFS on device mpx.vmhba35:C0:T0:L0:1

Usage: vmkfstools -C [vmfs5|vmfs6|vfat] /vmfs/devices/disks/vml... or,

       vmkfstools -C [vmfs5|vmfs6|vfat] /vmfs/devices/disks/naa... or,

       vmkfstools -C [vmfs5|vmfs6|vfat] /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhbaA:T:L:P

Error: Connection timed out