Sumber: USB support in ESXi/ESX 4.1, ESXi 5.x, and ESXi 6.x (1022290)

1. Enabling the xHCI module on ESXi 5.x/6.x hosts

• Connect to the host with an SSH session.
• Run the following commands to enable to xHCI module

esxcfg-module -e xhci

• Make it permanent

echo "vmkload_mod xhci" >> /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh

2. Adding a USB controller

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

• Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
• Click Add
• Click USB Controller and click Next
• Click OK.

To add a Host-Connected USB device:.

• Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
• Click Add
• Click the desired USB device and click Next
• Click OK

3. and a USB device in a virtual machine

To add a Client-Connected USB device:

• using the vSphere Client (5.0 or newer)
• Click (or open a console to) the virtual machine
• In the vSphere Client toolbar, click the icon (similar to a USB device with a wrench) to connect/disconnect the USB devices to the virtual machine.
• Select the desired USB device to connect.
• Click OK.