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USB Support for VM - ESXi 4.1
I have being so busy lately until forgot to update my blog here. Actually nothing much to share at this moment. Although I had done so many testing before, without doubt I may need sometime before I can share everything here. However, lets start with the simple one.
So today I would like to share with you on how we can attach usb device to your virtual machine(VM) running on ESXi host. Some of you may already know how to do it and perhaps some may not. Nevertheless, for those who still don’t know how to do it, here we go…
Hardware Setup:
- ESXi 4.1 Build 260247 (without update 1)
- HP Proliant DL160 G6 (56xx Processor series)
- Unsupported Kingston Traveler 100 USB Drive
- Linux 32 bit 2.6 VM (live cd)
Well, Kingston Traveler absolutely not in the supported list but I’m lazy looking for another USB device. So, lets try first with what I have right now. Before that, I also lazy to install any OS for the VM part. So, Linux live CD is my best option for this test.
First, I have to enable device passthrough in vSphere client. This can be done by going to configuration -> advance setting -> edit and then reboot the host as requested.
