USB Passthrough lost on reboot
Hi,
I am experiencing strange things trying to configure USB-Passthrough on ESX 4.1 Update 1.
My goal is to pass through a USB 3.0 interface card (NEC uPD720200) to a virtual host. Platform is Fujitsu Primergy TX200 S6, VMware is ESX 4.1.0 348481
I can see the card I want to pass through. It is marked as supporting passthrough. It is connected to "Intel 5520/550/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 3" which is marked as not supporting passthorugh. I can select it, it shows it as configured and asks for a reboot.
After the reboot no devices are configured for passthrough - I can start over without result.
I tried the same with the onboard USBs. Same thing.
The only thing I was able to configure for passthrough through a reboot was one of the Intel I350 NICs, even though it also is connected to a PCI Express Root Port not supporting passthrough.
Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Ralph
I am experiencing strange things trying to configure USB-Passthrough on ESX 4.1 Update 1.
My goal is to pass through a USB 3.0 interface card (NEC uPD720200) to a virtual host. Platform is Fujitsu Primergy TX200 S6, VMware is ESX 4.1.0 348481
I can see the card I want to pass through. It is marked as supporting passthrough. It is connected to "Intel 5520/550/X58 I/O Hub PCI Express Root Port 3" which is marked as not supporting passthorugh. I can select it, it shows it as configured and asks for a reboot.
After the reboot no devices are configured for passthrough - I can start over without result.
I tried the same with the onboard USBs. Same thing.
The only thing I was able to configure for passthrough through a reboot was one of the Intel I350 NICs, even though it also is connected to a PCI Express Root Port not supporting passthrough.
Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Ralph
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Is this typical behaviour if a device is not supported? Besides is says that it _is_ supported.
It acts the same with all the onboard USB-Ports.
It acts the same with all the onboard USB-Ports.
If the device is not supported anything can happen.
Why USB3?
Why USB3?
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Speed (I know you said that's not true).
And because it's a card - since the onboard ports did not work with passthrough.
And because it's a card - since the onboard ports did not work with passthrough.
what are you connecting?
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Transcend USB3 2,5" 1TB Hard Drive.
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But it's invisible so far.
What USB device are you wanting to connect to the VM?
Did adding a USB device not work for you, from the VM settings?
Did adding a USB device not work for you, from the VM settings?
and this is for backup or otherwise?
You can add a Virtual USB Controller, and add a USB device currently connected to your existing USB ports to a virtual machine - does that not work for you?
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I don't understand your question "Did adding a USB device not work for you?"
Is there something I don't know about?
I mean to connect a USB-HDD to my administrative virtual Win7 workstation running Veeam Backup & Replication 5 and use it to backup all the other production VMs.
Usually I use an NFS NAS for this purpose, but this customer absolutely wants removable USB-Disks.
Is there something I don't know about?
I mean to connect a USB-HDD to my administrative virtual Win7 workstation running Veeam Backup & Replication 5 and use it to backup all the other production VMs.
Usually I use an NFS NAS for this purpose, but this customer absolutely wants removable USB-Disks.
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It needs to support changing devices daily without interaction on ESX-level. Does it?
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Sounds great - learned something new there.
Does this WD Worldbooks-NAS you suggest support daily exchanged USB-Drives without doing anything? In what file system does it format the USB-Drives - do you happen to know?
Does this WD Worldbooks-NAS you suggest support daily exchanged USB-Drives without doing anything? In what file system does it format the USB-Drives - do you happen to know?
The WD Worldbook NAS NFS Solution is a solution we've used for clients, that want to use USB External Hard DIsks! (despite us advising us against it).
The daft thing is the cost of a WD Wordbook Ethernet attached NAS in the UK, is about the same cost as an external hard disk! So we do not really see any reason why not to use 7 WD worldbook NAS!, rather than attach 7 External Hard disks to them (day by day).
Yes, you just remove it. The NAS does not format them, it uses them in FAT32 or NTFS mode.
The daft thing is the cost of a WD Wordbook Ethernet attached NAS in the UK, is about the same cost as an external hard disk! So we do not really see any reason why not to use 7 WD worldbook NAS!, rather than attach 7 External Hard disks to them (day by day).
Yes, you just remove it. The NAS does not format them, it uses them in FAT32 or NTFS mode.
we would recommend if you can stay away from Server attached USB, it's poor, and very slow for your client, we've been there many times.
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sorry to appear even more stupid than I am, but I cannot find this anywhere. I find My Book World, but that has nothing to do with exchangeable disks. Could you point me to a specific product page?
I am looking for a way to carry a HDD-based backup out of a building on a daily basis.
I am looking for a way to carry a HDD-based backup out of a building on a daily basis.
You connect your External USB HD drive to the USB port on the back of the WD World Book, and then you share it. Just like you would share any folder on the WD World Book.
You USB hard drive then becomes a removalable, network shareable device.
You USB hard drive then becomes a removalable, network shareable device.
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Not the answer to my question, but a solution for my problem. Thank you very much.
Are you trying to add a USB3 card for backup? If so, you may not be happy with the results, USB backup to external hard disks are slow.