USB not detected over serial interface.

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Saad had a USB over serial interface question:

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I have BL680c G7 servers with ESXi 4.1 U1 and I want to connect USB device (Serial to USB converter) to this server.

When I connect USB device to BL680c G7, it does not physically detect USB device. ( LED does not start to work)

Is there any configuration from bios to enable USB?

Note: When I connect the same device to BL460c G7 server with Redhat, LED automatically starts to work.

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Input from Madhu:

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This might guide you,

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003129

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The Knowledge Brief talks about ..."However, ESXi 4.1.x and earlier versions do not. All versions of ESX support physical serial and parallel ports."

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