Is there a HCL for USB sticks?

[0987654321]

Hi,

is there a HCL for usb sticks, to install ESXi 5.1 on it? I want to ensure, that I allways have a from vmware supported environment.

Thanks and regards

Michael

[jrmunday]

Yes, see this KB article;

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1021345

Using USB devices that are not included in the supported device list

If a USB device is not on the supported list, set up a test environment with ESX/ESXi hosts and virtual machines to replicate your production environment. Attach the USB device to the ESX/ESXi host and add it to the virtual machine. If the USB device operation works as expected, you can attach the USB device to a production ESX/ESXi host and virtual machine.

These USB devices are not available for passthrough:

• USB devices such as mice and keyboards that have a bootable HID interface.
• USB devices such as real time video cameras and audio devices that use isochronous data transfers.
• USB devices on which an ESXi host is installed. For more information, see VMware support for USB/SD devices used for installing VMware ESXi (1010574).

Message was edited by: jrmunday

[0987654321]

Thanks, exactly what I need.

Regards

Michael