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.
