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ESX 4.0 and attaching a USB device
Is there anyway to attach a USB drive to an ESX 4.0 Guest OS, or some kind of work around to it?
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We've also used Fabulatech, USB over Network
http://www.fabulatech.com/usb-over-network.html
Upgrade to ESXi 4.1?
http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/VMDirectPath/USB_Setup.php
Step by Step Guide I've written for later vSphere versions
HOW TO: Add and Connect a USB Device to a Virtual Machine, hosted on VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESX 4.1 ESXi 4.1, ESXi 5.0
http://www.fabulatech.com/usb-over-network.html
Upgrade to ESXi 4.1?
http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/VMDirectPath/USB_Setup.php
Step by Step Guide I've written for later vSphere versions
HOW TO: Add and Connect a USB Device to a Virtual Machine, hosted on VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESX 4.1 ESXi 4.1, ESXi 5.0
@cwstad2 - support for USB began with v4.1. The poster states his host vers is 4.0
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https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_9349-HOW-TO-Add-and-Connect-a-USB-Device-to-a-Virtual-Machine-hosted-on-VMware-vSphere-Hypervisor-ESX-4-1-ESXi-4-1-ESXi-5-0.html