I'm having an issue getting a external hard drive to pass through to a Windows 2008 VM machine. I'm running ESXi 5.1 and have the device plugged into a USB 2.0 port. My hosts are Proliant DL380p Gen8.
I've added the USB Controller and the USB Host Device to the machine:
When I go to Task and Event for the VM machine in Vcenter I get the following error:
I'm at a loss for what else to try? Everything I've found pertains to Workstation and making sure your using a USB 2.0 port, which I am. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.