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ESXi: Pass through an USB device to a VM

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ESXi has an option to pass through an host attached USB device to a VM. VMware provides a list of supported USB Devices.
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VMWare ESXi: Redirect USB devices

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VMware ESXi offers the ability to redirect USB devices from your Workstation to a VM located on a ESXi Server.

There 3 requirments:

  • VM must have at least virtual machine version 7
  • A virtual USB Controller must be add to the VM
  • VMWare Tools must installed within the virtual machine

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