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8 (Optional) If this dependency is required, select the check box and click Next.
Required dependencies must be bound before powering on.
9 (Optional) If this dependency should be bound to the provider immediately, select the Bind to provider
immediately check box, and click Next after the validation is complete.
If you choose to bind this dependency now, the validation result displays. If the validation fails, you
cannot complete adding the dependency. Deselect the check box to proceed.
10 Review the options and click Finish to create the dependency.
Edit a vService Dependency
You can edit a vService dependency name, description, and requirement.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine or vApp and select Edit Settings
2 From the vServices tab in the Edit Settings dialog box, right-click on the dependency and click Edit.
3 In the Dependency Properties dialog box, edit the dependency name and description.
4 Select or deselect the check box to change the required status of the dependency.
The required check box is disabled if the virtual machine or vApp is running.
5 Select a provider for the dependency.
When you select a provider, the description is entered containing the provider description. The
validation box displays the results of the validation. If validation fails, the OK button is disabled until
another provider or no provider is selected.
6 Click OK.
Remove a vService Dependency
You can remove a vService dependency from a virtual machine or vApp.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine or vApp and select Edit Settings
2 From the vServices tab in the Edit Settings dialog box, select the dependency and click Remove.
The dependency is removed from the list.
USB Configuration from an ESXi Host to a Virtual Machine
You can add multiple USB devices to a virtual machine when the physical devices are connected to an ESXi
host. USB passthrough technology supports adding USB devices, such as security dongles and mass storage
devices to virtual machines that reside on the host to which the devices are connected.
How USB Device Passthrough Technology Works
When you attach a USB device to a physical host, the device is available only to virtual machines that reside
on that host. The device cannot connect to virtual machines that reside on another host in the datacenter.
A USB device is available to only one virtual machine at a time. When a device is connected to a powered-on
virtual machine, it is not available to connect to other virtual machines that run on the host. When you
remove the active connection of a USB device from a virtual machine, it becomes available to connect to
other virtual machines that run on the host.
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