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2 On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Host USB Device from the New device drop-down menu, and
click Add.
The new USB device appears at the bottom of the Virtual Hardware device list.
3 Expand New USB Device, and select the device to add.
You can add multiple USB devices, but only one device at a time.
4 If you do not plan to migrate a virtual machine with USB devices attached, deselect the Support
vMotion option.
This action reduces migration complexity, which results in better performance and stability.
5 Click OK.
Remove USB Devices That Are Connected Through an ESXi Host
When you remove USB devices from a virtual machine, devices that use passthrough technology from a
host to the virtual machine revert to the host. The devices become available to other virtual machines that
run on that host.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the devices are not in use.
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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 issue a dd command on Linux or other UNIX operating systems.
Procedure
1 Unmount or eject the USB device from the guest operating system.
2 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
3 To remove the device, move the pointer over the device and click the Remove icon.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
Remove USB Devices from an ESXi Host
You can remove USB devices from the host if you must shut down the host for maintenance or if you do
not want those devices to be available to virtual machines that run on the host. When you detach a USB
device from the host, the device disconnects from the virtual machine.
Caution If data transfer is taking place when you remove USB devices from a host, you can lose data.
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