Connect automatically an external usb device when a VM is started

[joanps]

Hello there,

I have a VM that has needs to connect to an external USB device when is started but to do so I have to manually connect the device using the settings menu every time, do you know if there is a way that I can connect the usb device automatically when the VM is started? There is any command line that can make this job happen?

Thanks in advance.

[bluefirestorm]

You can edit the vmx configuration file of the VM to automatically connect upon VM power up the USB device by vendor ID/device ID or by the USB path.

Refer to this VMware KnowledgeBase article https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1648 on how to do it.