Hyper V guest (using USB port)

aueddonlineaueddonline Member Posts: 611 ■■□□□□□□□□
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I've got server 2008 installed with hyper V and was wondering if you can set it up so the guest OS can use the selected USB ports,

What i'd like to do is have a guest be a console server for some Cisco equipment, so the USB ports selected would only ever be used by the guest.

Anyone know how this is done?
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  • RobertKaucherRobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Sadly it cannot be done... Neither with USB or with a COM port...
    From the Deployement Guide:
    "Each virtual machine is configured with 2 virtual serial (COM) ports that can be attached to a named pipe to communicate with a local or remote physical computer.
    Note
    No access to a physical COM port is available from a virtual machine."

    http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/5/81556693-1f05-494a-8d45-cdeeb6d735e0/HyperV_Deploy.doc
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  • astorrsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□
    AnywhereUSB/5's are your friend in a virtualized data center.
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  • RobertKaucherRobertKaucher Member Posts: 4,299 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Nice! Now that is cool...
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  • dynamikdynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□
    RobertKaucher wrote: »
    Nice! Now that is cool...

    Definitely. Leave it to astorrs to come up with something that rocks icon_rolleyes.gificon_lol.gif
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  • tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    Considering the cost of the Ethernet-USB box, I'd just buy another PC or a real terminal server...
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  • astorrsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□
    Tiersten, if we're talking about home use I agree. or if it's just for console access like the OP wanted a term server from any vendor makes more sense.

    But in a production environment for USB ports I wouldn't want to give up the benefits of virtualization just to satisfy some obscure hardware req (like USB HASPs, etc). I've done the same with serial-over-IP boxes in the past too from Digi.
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  • tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    astorrs wrote: »
    Tiersten, if we're talking about home use I agree. or if it's just for console access like the OP wanted a term server from any vendor makes more sense.

    But in a production environment for USB ports I wouldn't want to give up the benefits of virtualization just to satisfy some obscure hardware req (like USB HASPs, etc). I've done the same with serial-over-IP boxes in the past too from Digi.
    Yeah. For what the OP wanted I mean.
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  • aueddonlineaueddonline Member Posts: 611 ■■□□□□□□□□
    astorrs wrote: »
    AnywhereUSB/5's are your friend in a virtualized data center.

    Thanks for the posts guys

    With the usbanywhere solution would there be any issue with drivers? for the USB-DB9/cisco-Serial cables I'm using, my problems is that I don't have a 64 bit driver which is one of the reasons I was hoping to us a 32bit guest (becasue I have a 32 bit driver for the cables).

    I just had a thought I could run my terminal server within VMware workstation 6 on this server, I think that allows for the use of USBs
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  • aueddonlineaueddonline Member Posts: 611 ■■□□□□□□□□
    aueddonline wrote: »
    Thanks for the posts guys

    With the usbanywhere solution would there be any issue with drivers? for the USB-DB9/cisco-Serial cables I'm using, my problems is that I don't have a 64 bit driver which is one of the reasons I was hoping to us a 32bit guest (becasue I have a 32 bit driver for the cables).

    I just had a thought I could run my terminal server within VMware workstation 6 on this server, I think that allows for the use of USBs

    just tried it, you can't install VMware workstation 6 while Hyper-V is running
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  • astorrsastorrs Member Posts: 3,139 ■■■■■■□□□□
    aueddonline wrote: »
    just tried it, you can't install VMware workstation 6 while Hyper-V is running
    Correct as Hyper-V can't pass-through the CPU extensions. The reverse is possible though (running Hyper-V inside of Workstation 6.5). icon_cool.gif
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  • bertiebbertieb Member Posts: 1,031 ■■■■■■□□□□
    astorrs wrote: »
    Correct as Hyper-V can't pass-through the CPU extensions. The reverse is possible though (running Hyper-V inside of Workstation 6.5). icon_cool.gif

    All this virtual in a virtual etc is enough to make my head hurt. I don't even know whats real anymore. I'm now fairly certain you are all (virtual) figments of my imagination. I need a lie down I've come over all funny icon_cyclops_ani.gif
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  • tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    aueddonline wrote: »
    I just had a thought I could run my terminal server within VMware workstation 6 on this server, I think that allows for the use of USBs
    If it did let you install Workstation (which it doesn't), how would you connect your real USB ports to the VM that is running Workstation? Thats the exact problem you're trying to solve in the first place :)
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  • aueddonlineaueddonline Member Posts: 611 ■■□□□□□□□□
    tiersten wrote: »
    If it did let you install Workstation (which it doesn't), how would you connect your real USB ports to the VM that is running Workstation? Thats the exact problem you're trying to solve in the first place :)

    you can use USBs on the host with workstation 6.5
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  • tierstentiersten Member Posts: 4,505
    aueddonline wrote: »
    you can use USBs on the host with workstation 6.5
    Yeah but the only way to run Workstation would be within a VM but not Hyper-V. Buy a cheap PC or terminal server if you just want to make a terminal server.

    What chipset is inside the USB-serial adapter?
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  • AlexwebAlexweb Registered Users Posts: 1 ■□□□□□□□□□
    aueddonline wrote: »
    I've got server 2008 installed with hyper V and was wondering if you can set it up so the guest OS can use the selected USB ports,

    What i'd like to do is have a guest be a console server for some Cisco equipment, so the USB ports selected would only ever be used by the guest.

    Anyone know how this is done?

    You can access your USB ports (as well as com ports) with the help of FabulaTech's "USB over Network".

    Virtual Serial Port, Virtual Com Port, Serial over Ethernet, Network Serial Port, Serial Port Splitter
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