Manage remote USB devices

Remote USB device management enables you to manage all remote USB devices in a cluster. After a VM using a remote USB device is migrated to another host in the cluster, the VM can continue to use the remote USB device.

Restrictions and guidelines

Only active remote USB devices can be attached to VMs.
A remote USB device can be attached to multiple VMs.
If a remote USB device has been attached to an online (running or suspended) VM, the remote USB device cannot be attached to other online VMs.
If a remote USB device has been attached to an online (running or suspended) VM, the remote USB device cannot be suspended.
If a host has an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address, it can use either of the addresses to join a cluster. When you attach the USB device of the host to a VM in the cluster, make sure the VM can ping the IP address that the host uses to join the cluster successfully.

Start a remote USB device

On the top navigation bar, click Compute.
From the left navigation pane, select Resource Navigation > All > Resources > Host Pool Name > Cluster Name.
Click More, and then select Remote USB Devices.
Click the icon to update the remote USB device information.
Click Start in the Actions column for the target remote USB device.
In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Suspend a remote USB device

On the top navigation bar, click Compute.
From the left navigation pane, select Resource Navigation > All > Resources > Host Pool Name > Cluster Name.
Click More, and then select Remote USB Devices.
Click the icon to update the remote USB device information.
Click Suspend in the Actions column for the target remote USB device.
In the dialog box that opens, click OK.

Attach a remote USB device to VMs

On the top navigation bar, click Compute.
From the left navigation pane, select Resource Navigation > All > Resources > Host Pool Name > Cluster Name.
Click More, and then select Remote USB Devices.
Click the icon to update the remote USB device information.
Click More in the Actions column for the target remote USB device, and then select Attach to VMs.
Select a controller type and the target VMs.
Click OK.

Detach a remote USB device from VMs

On the top navigation bar, click Compute.
From the left navigation pane, select Resource Navigation > All > Resources > Host Pool Name > Cluster Name.
Click More, and then select Remote USB Devices.
Click the icon to update the remote USB device information.
Click More in the Actions column for the target remote USB device, and then select Detach from VMs.
Select the target VMs.
Click OK.