Hi community,
I am just trying to connect a USB-HDD which is connected to the host to a guest operating system and failed!
The USB device lists via "lsusb" on the host, but I have no idea how to connect it to a guest.
I tired via "Settings" and "Add Hardware" thru the vSphere client and the USB device does not show up!
If I use the "Connect USB devices" button in vSphere client, I only can connect USB devices connected to the management station.
Is there any possibility to connect USB devices connected to the host?
Hope you can help me!
Regards,
Matthias.
I just followed jkopp's advisory about changing th vhardware version in thread ESXi 5.5 Free Hypervisor Web Console .
I just switched to v9 and was able to add my host USB HDD to the guest, so if you have the same problem as myself, just switch to HW version 9 and then you are able to connect host connected USB devices!
Regards,
Matthias
I just followed jkopp's advisory about changing th vhardware version in thread ESXi 5.5 Free Hypervisor Web Console .
I just switched to v9 and was able to add my host USB HDD to the guest, so if you have the same problem as myself, just switch to HW version 9 and then you are able to connect host connected USB devices!
Regards,
Matthias
Hi Guy's
I do run the latest hardware version on all of my VM's and I have exactly the same problem. Any other ideas that I can try? Im able to mount the HDD on ESXi but can't seem to get them on my Windows guest OS's.
Any idea's?
Thanks in advance
Paul