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    August 2, 2023 at 9:56 am
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    #17519

    My company is switching from VMware ESXi to Microsoft Hyper-V (yes I known most companies are going the other way), so I must move my HAast clusters over to Hyper-V.  I love how easy VMware made it to pass through USB devices from the host to a guest, but sadly I must use Microsoft Hyper-V.

    I found your forum posts about using a network based USB sharing device, but I’m trying to keep my costs down.  Is there any way to make the dongle pass through to the host (like on VMware)?

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    August 2, 2023 at 10:01 am
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    #17520

    You’re in luck!  Microsoft is slowly catching up with VMware and has experimentally added the ability to pass through USB devices.  You will need a recent version of Hyper-V, and be warned that it’s not as polished as VMware’s offering.

    You need to enable “Enhanced Session Mode” on your HAast virtual machine.  Once you have done so then you can pass through some USB devices.  If you would like some step-by-step instruction on how to enable this mode, here is a good post: https://www.nakivo.com/blog/install-ubuntu-20-04-on-hyper-v-with-enhanced-session/

    As more that 90% of our customers using virtualization use VMware, we can’t offer technical support for the above yet.  But if this becomes more popular then we will include instructions in our installation guide / website.

    Note that Telium is not affiliated with the Nakivo website above, and considers this feature experimental.  Microsoft may chose to remove this capability at any time (as of August 2023 it worked), so use at your own risk.

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    August 3, 2024 at 7:06 am
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    #20537

    Based on user feedback, the USB passthrough support of non-storage devices was removed from the enhanced session capabilities of Hyper-V.  At this time (August 2024) Telium recommends a USB over IP solution (either hardware or software based) as described here https://telium.io/en/topic/usb-license-on-hyper-v-guest/

    For larger deployments where local activation is required (but hardware fingerprint is not viable), Telium recommends a Volume License Server.  For smaller deployments, Telium recommends a hardware based USB over IP solution.  Please note that unless you have purchased one of these products from Telium, or you have engaged Telium to install the USB over IP product for you, Telium cannot offer any assistance with these third party solutions.

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