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3 Select a device to disconnect from the drop-down menu.
A Disconnecting label and a spinner appear, indicating that a disconnection is in progress. When the
device is disconnected, after a slight delay, the Summary tab refreshes and the device is removed from
the virtual machine configuration.
The device reconnects to the client computer and is available to add to another virtual machine. In some
cases, Windows Explorer detects the device and opens a dialog box on the client computer. You can close
this dialog box.
Remove a USB Controller from a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Web Client
You can remove a USB controller from the virtual machine if you do not want to connect to USB devices.
Prerequisites
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Verify that all USB devices are disconnected from the virtual machine.
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Required Privilege: Virtual Machine.Configuration.Add or Remove Device
Procedure
1 Navigate to a datacenter, folder, cluster, resource pool, host, or vApp, and click the Related Options tab
and click Virtual Machines.
2 Select a virtual machine, click it again, and click the Summary tab.
3 Select Virtual Hardware and expand the USB controller menu.
4 Click Remove.
5 Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
The controller is no longer connected to the virtual machine, but remains available to add at a later time.
Remove USB Devices from a Client Computer
You can remove USB devices from a client computer if you do not want those devices to be available to
virtual machines.
When you detach a USB device from the remote client, the device disconnects from the virtual machine.
Ensure that data transfer is not taking place before you remove the device.
Prerequisites
Verify that the devices are not in use.
Procedure
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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.
You might need to use the sync command instead of or in addition to the umount command, for example
after you issue a dd command on Linux or other UNIX operating systems.
When you remove the device from the client computer, it is no longer available to virtual machines.
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