Add the following to the next available line in the file:.
Arrow down to the line below the last line of text.
Press the letter i to enter insert mode.
Type vi /etc/vmware/config and press enter to edit the config file.
Get the ID of the USB device ( 046d: c52b for me):.
Type lsusb and press enter to execute the command.
On the ESXi host go to Actions -> Services -> Enable Secure Shell (SSH).
Configuring USB HID Passthroughįollowing are the steps that I followed to get my Logitech Unifying receiver passed through to my Windows VM: The (still quiet) server is less than two feet away from my desk at the moment, so this method should work fine for my test. But, I don’t have one laying around and “easy” isn’t very interesting. My googling turned up suggestions that it might be infinitely easier to passthrough a USB hub because the PowerEdge or ESXi will not try to claim it. Here is a great write up that I found to use as my guide. I had a spare Logitech Unifying mouse & keyboard + USB receiver that I decided to try to use as my HID (Human Interface Device) for my Gaming VM test. The experience is actually quite opposite. The same cannot be said for passing through a keyboard and mouse to a VM. But, the actual setting changes required to get it all to work were very easy and minimal (once I figured it all out). Finding an appropriate graphics card, the right supporting server hardware and actually getting the graphic card to output to a monitor took a couple of weeks.
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