
Section 3 Planning Determine Additional Hardware
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Determine Additional Hardware
800xA Licensing Dongle
From System 800xA 5.1 revision, VMware vSphere ESX(i) 4.1 is supported. This
version of ESX(i) introduces support for physical USB devices being recognized in
virtual machines. Previously, an AnywhereUSB device was required for this
functionality. Note that where the virtual machine is to be moved to another server,
the USB dongle must be moved and the configuration must be reviewed in the
ESX(i) server and the virtual machine. In some circumstances, it still may be
beneficial to have the USB dongle available over the network.
VMware ESXi does not support a physical parallel port connection. The ABB
Parallel Port License Dongle cannot be used for ESXi.
In physical 800xA nodes, an ABB 800xA USB licensing dongle is attached to the
computer where the 800xA CLS service is running.
Connecting the 800xA USB Licensing Dongle to the CLS Server
To enable the virtual machine to access the USB dongle the following must be done:
• Edit the settings of the virtual machine.
• Add Hardware of Device Type USB Controller. The configuration must be
allowed to complete before adding USB devices.
• Insert the ABB USB Dongle into the ESX(i) Server.
• Add Hardware of Device type USB Device.
• Add relevant ABB Licence dongle USB device type from the devices listed.
•Select Next > Finish and then OK.
• Start the virtual machine. Refer to CLS Server configuration details to
complete the configuration.
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