6.0.1

The devices maintain their virtual machine connections in S1 standby, if the vSphere Web Client is running
and connected. After you add the USB device to the virtual machine, a message on the client computer
states that the device is disconnected. The device remains disconnected from the client computer until you
disconnect it from the virtual machine.
Fault Tolerance is not supported with USB passthrough from a client computer to a virtual machine.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the Client Integration Plug-in is installed.
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Verify that a USB device is connected to the client computer.
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Verify that the virtual machine is powered on.
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Verify that a USB controller is present.
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Verify that the vSphere Web Client has access to the ESXi host on which the virtual machines are
running.
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Required Privilege: Virtual machine.Configuration.Add or remove device
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to a virtual machine.
2 Launch the VMware Remote Console application.
NOTE You cannot connect a USB device to a virtual machine if you use the HTML5 console in the
vSphere Web Client.
3 In the VMware Remote Console toolbar, click VMRC > Removable Devices and find the USB device.
4 Click Connect (Disconnect from menu).
The USB device is connected to the virtual machine.
Remove USB Devices That Are Connected Through a Client Computer in the
vSphere Web Client
You can remove USB devices from a virtual machine if the devices are no longer needed. When you
disconnect a USB device from a virtual machine, the device is released from the virtual machine and is given
back to the client computer, which starts using it.
Prerequisites
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To minimize the risk of data loss, follow the instructions to safely unmount or eject hardware for your
operating system. Safely removing hardware allows accumulated data to be transmitted to a file.
Windows operating systems typically include a Remove Hardware icon located in the System Tray.
Linux operating systems use the umount command.
NOTE You might need to use the sync command instead of or in addition to the umount command, for
example after you run a dd command on Linux or other UNIX operating systems.
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Required Privilege: Virtual machine.Configuration.Add or remove device
Procedure
1 Unmount or eject the USB device from the guest operating system.
2 On the virtual machine Summary tab, click the disconnect icon on the right side of the USB device
entry.
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