On the AMD side, the server should support AMD I/O Virtualization Technology (AMD IOMMU). Intel chipsets that support Intel Directed I/O include Intel Xeon 5500 systems, Intel Xeon 5400 systems and motherboards that are vPro certified. – the host chipset must support the option. VMDirectPath does have a number of requirements Note: ESXi 4.1 now supports pass-through of USB devices. With ESXi 4.0 it is also now possible to use VMDirectPath to pass through the USB controller (and thus any connected USB devices) into a VM. The typical solution is to use a USB over IP device to connect the USB device to a VM. While the release of ESX/ESXi 4.0 did provide the ability to add a USB controller to a VM, it is not possible to add a locally attached USB device to a VM. A very commonly sought after option for ESX and ESXi is the ability to pass through a locally attached USB device into a VM.
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