Usb 2.0 Ethernet Adapter Esxi

Anyone that has used ESX and ESXi has learned the hard way that USB virtualization isn't quite available yet and isn't likely to be any time soon. This is because allowing USB passthrough from a specific host would bind the virtual machine to a physical machine, eliminating one of the biggest benefits of virtualization - decoupling software and hardware.However, what happens when you need to use USB devices on servers? While guest USB passthrough is supposedly available (I haven't gotten it to work yet.) that won't work for situations where you need your dongles and HASP keys. That's where IP-USB hubs come in. The officially supported kind by VMWare is the Digi AnywhereUSB. And it is EXPENSIVE.Here's a cheap and easy (with this How-to) alternative: The Belkin F5L009.At a little under a hundred bucks, it's a dirt cheap and effective solution to getting almost any USB device working on your virtual servers - including HASP keys. This How-to addresses specifically how to get the Belkin F5L009 Network USB hub working with Server 2003 and Server 2003 x64.

It has been tested with R2.Just a quick disclaimer - the IP Hub used in this how-to caps at 100 mbps, so USB 2.0 speeds aren't available through this kind of setup! I'm not sure if there are gigabit usb hubs that support full USB 2.0, so if you find one let me know! First off, this overall should take you between 30 to 60 minutes after you've got everything together to get the USB connectivity working. So let's begin.Required Hardware:Belkin F5L009A virtual server to connect the device to.Software Needed:Belkin F5L009 Driver and Software:Silex Tech Virtual Link Driver and Software:Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit:Other requirements:Belkin XP Registry Export and Program Files (Can be obtained by installing on an XP machine, or downloaded from my personal site: )Administrator rights to all systems involved.Patience! A quick preface before we get to this part:Some may wonder why we are installing the Belkin software if the Silex software works just fine in 08, or even why it works fine in 08. As it turns out, Belkin's USB hub is actually the same exact thing as the Silex product, just in a different case and at a different price.

No network Adapter issue actually will be happened during installation, if the server has no adapter or the adapter driver is not loaded or the image is not contains of any compatible adapter driver, ESXi installer does stop installation and prompt: It might be happened even after installation cause of upgrade firmware to an incompatible version. Enable SSH to ESXi 6.0: Login to the VMware vSphere Client (vCenter Server). Select the ESXi Host from Inventory; Click on “Configure” Tab.

All the software, documentation, and most importantly drivers, are the same. Unfortunately, Silex has issues with Server 2003/2003x64 in that the devices will constantly disconnect after a few seconds, the Belkin software does not.This is where things get tricky and fun - installing the hub software!Server 2008 and Server 2008 x64:The Belkin.zip file should not be necessary for Server 2008, as supposedly the Silex software works perfectly fine with Server 2008.

I have not tested this, however.Server 2003 and Server 2003 x64The steps are pretty much identical between 64 and 32 bit versions of the software, however there is an additional step if you opt not to use the zip file or if the site is down.IF YOU DOWNLOADED THE ZIP FILE YOU CAN SKIP THIS PART.On an XP computer, run the downloaded Belkin setup program and install the software. Once the device and software are installed, export the registry keys from HKCUSoftwareBELKIN and HKLMSoftwareBELKIN. STOP SKIPPING.First things first, if you haven't already, decompress the Silex software, but do not install it (s-33a323.exe). This folder will from now on be referred to as the Silex folder.Create a new folder: C:Program FilesBelkin - this is the same regardless of x64 or 32 bit, do not use the (x86) folder in 64 bit versions.Copy the contents of the.zip file (or the C:program filesBelkin from the XP machine) into this folder.From the Belkin install folder, navigate to '.BelkinUtilityConnect' and copy, depending on 32 or 64 bit, the correct setup.dll file. If 32 bit, copy setup.dll. If 64, setup64.dll.Within '.BelkinUtilityConnect' select your language folder.

Copy the help folder to 'C:Program FilesBelkin'.Within '.BelkinUtilityConnectFiles' you can elect to copy the uninstaller (or in the x64 folder the 64 bit uninstaller) however that should be optional (and probably won't function regardless).Your 'C:Program FilesBelkin' folder should now look like the picture attached to this step.Create a shortcut to the Connect.exe file on your desktop for quick reference.You should now be able to access the software - however we're not done yet. Next we need to set up the driver. This is the easy part! First, connect your hub to the network and power. There's a small (and I mean SMALL) green LED on the front right of the device that lights up indicating that it has power.By default the hub runs in DHCP mode. Our first order of business is to extract the Belkin F5L009 driver software. To do so, open up the command prompt and enter the following:%userprofile%Local SettingsTempThen hit enter.

This should pop up a Temp folder. You can go ahead and clear everything out of this folder (Just delete it all or move it into a subfolder). This will make it easier to find the Belkin software. Once this is done, with this window still open, run the F5L009v140.exe file. Click OK on the thank you dialogue box and click 'Setup.' A temporary folder with a random name will be created in the Temp directory and quickly fill up with information.

The Belkin auto run program will start up. Ignore it for now.Copy the entire temp folder to your desktop or other convenient location - you can rename it to Belkin for ease of identification. Once this is done, you can close the autorun popup. The setup should exit and you should be left with the Belkin folder wherever you copied it to. For the remainder of this How-to, I'll refer to the Belkin folder as Belkin.Navigate into BelkinUtilityWired and run Setup.exe. This will allow you to set up the Belkin hub with DHCP or Static IP.

Fill in the appropriate information as per how you want ot set up your hub, and click next.When prompted to install the Belkin software, select NO.Once you've got the hardware connected to the network, we get to the hard part. This is a part that will have some of you reminiscing back to the good ol days of the Add Hardware function on the Windows Control Panel. Head on over there now.Start Settings Control Panel Add HardwareThis will start the familiar add hardware wizard. Click Next.The wizard will scan and (hopefully) not find anything. Select 'Yes, I have already connected the hardware.' And click Next.Find the 'Add a new hardware device' option in this list box and select Next.Select 'Install the hardware that I manually select from a list.' And click Next.Select 'Show all devices' and click Next.Click 'Have Disk.'

Click 'Browse'Now then, navigate to the Silex folder (Where you extracted the s-33a323.exe file), specifically '.SilexFilesSxcsapi.' Depending on your architecture, select 'WinXP' or 'WinXPX64.' Select the driver file within that folder.You should return to the Add Hardware Wizard and you should now see a driver listed: 'SXUPTP Driver.'

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Click Next.Click Next again.A warning will pop up. Click Yes to allow the driver to install.Once the device is finished installing, reboot your system. On to the next step! Some people have e-mailed me on the side indicating they've had trouble with this step!

Apparently, in Server 2003 SBS some folks are encountering a roadblock with installing the driver: The driver signing verification is mandated and won't install an unsigned driver.To do so, you have to modify the way Windows deals with unsigned drivers, per - I've pulled out the relevant GPO info and it's available here. Implement a driver signing policy in a Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 domain by using Group Policy:1. Under Administrator Tools, in the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, right-click the domain root, click Properties, and then click the Group Policy tab.2.

Click the default domain policy, and then click Edit.3. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Windows Settings, and then expand Security Settings. Expand Local Policies, expand Security Options, and then modify Device: Unsigned driver installation Behavior to the setting that you want to use.Note This policy is a domain-wide policy. We recommend that manufacturers submit their drivers to the Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) for logo certification.Note To set the policy on the local computer where no domain policy is applied, follow these steps:1. On the desktop, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.2. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Driver Signing in the Drivers area.3.

In the What action do you want Windows to take? Area, click the desired action, and then click OK two times. You should be able to open the Connect.exe shortcut on your desktop and connect to the device. Pinnacle drivers. If it doesn't automatically show up, you might have overlooked a step, the driver might not properly be installed, or you might not be scanning the right subnet. You can check this in the General Options area, which can be accessed via the blue 'General Options' link on the left side of the software. In my experience, no additional steps were needed - it popped up right away with the test usb flash drive I used.A quick note about USB devices in VMWare servers - since VMWare doesn't install USB devices, the drivers usually are not loaded by default. You'll need to copy the usb.sys files from physical servers to your virtual servers in order to get usb working.

(Alternatively, you can add the USB Device option in the Virtual Machine Settings and install drivers from the installation CD.) The drivers I needed to get USB devices to load on my system are in the attached image. I just copied them over from the same location on a physical server.Once you've made sure everything is working, you can continue to the next (optional) steps. If you're in the same boat I was, the reason you're doing this in the first place is because you need to connect a USB Hasp/License Key. On a server running software that uses this, you don't want to have to log in and start the software every time you reboot to keep the USB devices attached and working.To get around this little frustration, we can queue up the software to run as a service.Firstly, install the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. This can be done in 64 or 32 bit versions. A few notes about this method.

By having the service start up automatically when the system turns on, you allow the access into the USB ports. However, to automatically connect a specific device, e.g. A HASP, you must set the properties of that device in the Belkin Connect software to automatically connect to the system in question. Once done, the device should always automatically connect to this system.Another important side effect of the service method is that the tray icon will not be visible and you will not be able to access the console of the Connect software after you close it at startup unless you restart the service. Restarting the service breaks the USB connections temporarily but will then load the tray icon until you reboot again.

You CAN write a logon batch file to stop and restart the service if you like, I personally don't bother with it because of the nature of the hasps we use - the software freaks out if the hasp gets disconnected. This is a personal preference.The Belkin F5L009 is a cheap alternative to the more expensive counterparts offered as compatible with VMWare systems, but it can work with just about anything else as well. If you're worried about employees stealing your HASPS to MasterCam or other software, lock it up in the server room and have the systems automatically load the hasps over the network. It's an 80 dollar peace of mind for many businesses and IT folks. Was extremely happy when I saw this. I have one telephony-server that I have to logon manually after reboot to restart the service that stopped because the HASP wasn´t there when it started.I´m almost there.but still.I have to restart the created Belkin-service remotely before it connects.My goal is to NOT have to log on to the server to have the USB-device connected.So, I reboot and leave the server at ctrl+alt+del.Next, I browse to the Belkinadmin-web and it is not connected.I, remotely, restart the Belkin-service.Now it´s connected.Any ideas??.