map a USB pendrive to a VM

[Deeshey]

Hi, in ESX 3.5... what i can do to map a usb device ( usb key ) to a VM? (win xp) . It's possible?.

Thanks

[weinstein5]

if is - but the only way I know is by using an IP based USB hub - Digi makes one

[Deeshey]

how i can do that ?.

I plug the USB hub to the esx server and how map the ports to the VM?

Thanks!

[alanrenouf]

You need something like this

http://www.digi.com/products/usb/anywhereusb.jsp

Vmware doesnt support USB mapping.

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[weinstein5]

alan gave you a link to the hardware you need - there are some other manufacturers out there as well - nice thing about these devices is you can vMotion the VMs using them

[Deeshey]

With this hardware the VM will see the USB KEY?.

thanks

[weinstein5]

Yes it will - I have a number of clients who use this not for a pendrive but a USB licensing dongle so I do not see why it would not

[alanrenouf]

I have also used it for USB based licence keys, why do you need access to the usb key ?

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