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Table 6‑3. USB Redirection Options (Continued)
Option Description
expt:device-path1[,device-path2]...
Excludes a list of devices from being forwarded where the devices are
specified by the decimal values of their bus and port values using the
format busnportn. For example:
vmware-view --usb=expt:bus1port4,bus5port3
in:device1[,device2]...
Includes a list of named devices to be forwarded. For example:
vmware-view
--usb=in:"flash 1"
infa:device-family1[,device-family2]...
Includes a list of named device families to be forwarded. For example:
vmware-view
--usb=infa:storage
inid:device-ID1[,device-ID2]...
Includes a list of devices to be forwarded, where the devices are specified
by the hexadecimal values of their vendor and product IDs using the
format vidxxxxpidxxxx . For example:
vmware-view
--usb=inid:vid27f8pid2a1b
inpt:device-path1[,device-path2]...
Includes a list of devices to be forwarded, where the devices are specified
by the decimal values of their bus and port values using the format
busnportn. For example:
vmware-view
--usb=inpt:bus3port1,bus4port2
log:{debug|error|info|trace} Specifies the logging level for vmware-view-usb:trace, debug, info
(default), or error , in order of decreasing detail. The log file
(backendLog.txt) is written to /tmp/vmware-username/vmware-view-
usb-pid.log. For example:
vmware-view
--usb=log:error
The order of precedence for including or excluding devices is as follows, from highest to lowest precedence:
1
expt (excludes devices identified by bus and port)
2
inpt (includes devices identified by bus and port)
3
ex (excludes a list of named devices)
4
in (includes a list of named devices)
5
exid (excludes devices identified by vendor and product ID)
6
inid (includes devices identified by vendor and product ID)
7
exfa (excludes a list of named device families)
8
infa (includes a list of named device families)
The following example excludes all storage family devices apart from one device that is specified by its ID:
vmware-view --usb=exfa:storage
--usb=inid:vid1812pid1492
Following is a list of the USB device family classes you can use with the infa and exfa options.
audio printer
bluetooth security
comm smart-card
hid storage
hid-bootable unknown
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