Hi guys,
USB ports on my PC are not recognized by the virtual machines in vSphere.
From the tab "edit setting" I added the USB controller but are not recognized. I can not connect my hard drive with the virtual machine
How can I fix this?
It can depend on my notebook?
I did this sometime back in my local work station. I am assuming you are doing this in work station.
I have added USB Controller and enabled it. So, when ever I use the USB stick, My was able to detect it just fine.
Check this out http://www.vmware.com/support/ws55/doc/ws_devices_usb_connect.html
Please award point if it answers your question or helpful to you.
No, I am working with ESXi 5.1. With VMware Workstation is working properly.
The USB device must be connected to the ESX/ESXi host on which the virtual machine is running. Did you connect the USB drives to ESX hosts or local system?
Why the USB device must be connected to the ESX host? I want to connect my hard-disk(western digital) from my pc to the virtual machine (guest) created with ESXi.
When you edit the settings for a VM and add a USB device there it has to be a host connected device. To add a USB device connected to your PC, open a console session and then click on the Connect / Disconnect USB devices icon.
kb.vmware.com/kb/1022290
"open a console session and then click on the Connect / Disconnect USB devices icon". This isn't possible. Taking all the steps you described, however not allow me to connect any usb device (hard disk, pen drive, etc.).
Is the option grayed out in the vSphere client? If so have you added a USB controller device to the VM?
No it isn't gray! is clickable. Yes I added a USB controller to the VM. My colleagues can connect your pen drive on the VM. I don't. This makes me assume that it is a problem of my notebook.