May 30, 20215 yr Is it possible to connect a USB HDD without rebooting? I need to pass a few USB HDDs through to a VM, but it seems like I need to restart whenever I connect a new device which is very inconvenient. Is there a way around this?
May 30, 20215 yr Community Expert USB devices managed by the Unassigned Devices plugin can be added dynamically plugged in/removed without problems.
May 30, 20215 yr By rebooting, it sounds like you're talking about the VM itself. You can hit Edit on any running VM to attach the HDD to the VM. Or better yet use the VM Hot Plug plugin to handle this for you, or even better yet, pass through a USB controller card (PCIe) to the VM.
June 5, 20215 yr Author On 5/29/2021 at 11:23 PM, itimpi said: USB devices managed by the Unassigned Devices plugin can be added dynamically plugged in/removed without problems. Thanks!!! This is exactly what I needed! On 5/30/2021 at 3:44 AM, Squid said: By rebooting, it sounds like you're talking about the VM itself. You can hit Edit on any running VM to attach the HDD to the VM. Or better yet use the VM Hot Plug plugin to handle this for you, or even better yet, pass through a USB controller card (PCIe) to the VM. Thanks! I'll look into the hot plug plugin. That sounds very useful.
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