为esx上的虚拟系统增加usb设备

以前解决过的问题，作一个存照：

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操作步骤：
第一步，先将usb设备（此次设备为公司u盘接入r812机器的前置usb接口）

第二步，在一个具体的GUEST OS上添加一个usb controller，

第三步，添加一个usb device。
注意，只有在先为vm增加了一个usb controller的情况下，usb device才可以增加。

经过以上几步之后，登陆到frog，就自然可以看到虚拟系统里接入了usb设备了。

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官方文档地址为：

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1022290

USB support for ESX/ESXi 4.1

Purpose

ESX 4.1 supports USB device passthrough from an ESX or ESXi to a virtual machine.

 

This article provides information about USB device passthrough requirements and limitations, as well as steps to add a USB controller and a USB device.

Resolution

Requirements

USB device passthrough requires:

• Virtual hardware version 7 or higher
• A USB Arbitrator
• A USB controller
• A USB device or device hub

Limitations

The USB Controller has these limitations:

• USB controller hardware and modules that support USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 devices must be present on the host.
• You can add only one virtual USB controller to each virtual machine.
• The USB arbitrator can monitor a maximum of 15 USB controllers. If your system includes an additional number of controllers and you connect USB devices to these controllers, the devices are not available to the virtual machine.
• You must add the USB controller to the virtual machine before you can add a USB device.
• You must remove all USB devices before you remove the controller.

USB devices have these limitations:

• You can add multiple USB devices to a virtual machine that resides on an ESX/ESXi host to which the devices are physically attached.
• A USB device is available to only one virtual machine at a time.
• You can add up to 20 USB devices to a virtual machine.
• Unsupported USB devices may not interact as expected with other ESX/ESXi features. For a list of supported USB devices, see Supported USB device models for passthrough from an ESX or ESXi host to a virtual machine (1021345).
• Before you hot add memory, CPU, or PCI devices, you must remove any USB devices. Hot adding these resources disconnects USB devices, which may result in data loss.
• When you suspend and resume a virtual machine, USB devices behave as if they have been disconnected, then reconnected.
• The virtual machine cannot boot from the attached USB device.

Adding a USB controller and a USB device

To add a USB controller in a virtual machine running Windows:

1. Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
2. Click Add.
3. Select USB Controller and click Next.
4. Click OK.
5. Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Disk Management.
6. Right-click the USB disk and assign a letter.

To add a USB device:

1. Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
2. Click Add.
3. Select USB Device and click Next.
   
   Note: To support vMotion, select Support vMotion while device is connected. For more information, see the Configuring USB Passthrough Devices for vMotion section of the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide.
    
4. Click OK.​