ESXi6.7U3における外付けUSB-HDDの利用について

ESXi6.7U3のDatastore用ストレージとして、4TB（Buffalo社製）のUSB-HDDを利用したいのですが、

ESXiホストにUSB-HDDを接続して、vmfsでフォーマットを行おうとしても失敗してしまいます。

下記がフォーマット時の手順となるのですが、解決策をご存知の方がいましたらご教示ください。

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[root@esxi:~] lsusb

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0411:02e8 BUFFALO INC. (formerly MelCo., Inc.)

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0e0f:8003 VMware, Inc. Root Hub

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[root@esxi:~] ls /dev/disks/

mpx.vmhba34:C0:T0:L0                                                         vml.01000000003030313035333530303037343636373448442d4c452d

mpx.vmhba34:C0:T0:L0:1                                                       vml.01000000003030313035333530303037343636373448442d4c452d:1

t10.ATA_____CT500MX500SSD1__________________________2010E291C797________     vml.0100000000323031304532393143373937202020202020202043543530304d

t10.ATA_____CT500MX500SSD1__________________________2010E291C797________:1   vml.0100000000323031304532393143373937202020202020202043543530304d:1

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[root@esxi:~] partedUtil mklabel /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba34\:C0\:T0\:L0 gpt

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[root@esxi:~] partedUtil getptbl /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba34\:C0\:T0\:L0

gpt

60800 255 63 7814037168

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[root@esxi:~] partedUtil setptbl /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba34\:C0\:T0\:L0 gpt "1 2048 976751999 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0"

gpt

0 0 0 0

1 2048 976751999 AA31E02A400F11DB9590000C2911D1B8 0

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[root@esxi:~] vmkfstools -C vmfs6 -S usb-datastore /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba34\:C0\:T0\:L0:1

create fs deviceName:'/dev/disks/mpx.vmhba34:C0:T0:L0:1', fsShortName:'vmfs6', fsName:'usb-datastore'

deviceFullPath:/dev/disks/mpx.vmhba34:C0:T0:L0:1 deviceFile:mpx.vmhba34:C0:T0:L0:1

ATS on device /dev/disks/mpx.vmhba34: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.vmhba34:C0:T0:L0:1" with blockSize 1048576, unmapGranularity 1048576, unmapPriority default and volume label "usb-datastore".

Failed to create VMFS on device mpx.vmhba34: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

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