In my VMWare environment I needed a USB to be accessed physically from the host. This is done the vCenter and on the Host wear the VM will have to reside. (No vMotion for that VM) This I allowed access to the Host USB port (Specific to the USB port not generic.) This unfortunately allows all VM’s on that host to also access the USB port that is being passed through to the VM from the Host. I think you are wanted a similar type of access for your VM. Now I do know my application that requires the access to the VM USB port will not allow RDP sessions to access the USB port. It knows that it is a RDP session and no matter what I do it laughes at me. It also know if I am trying to access it with something like VNC. It laughes even louder at me. So, being the thin skinned admin that I am. I access the VM through the vCenter Console and I ROFLMAO at the app while it gives me the access to the USB port as required of a physical box. It has no idea I have it VM’d and I am accessing the host USB instead of a physical box’s USB. So that being said I think you want to enable the COM port on the Host and allow access through the Host to the VM. There the VM application so access the port as you are needing. That is if I understand the situation you have described.
From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Carol Fee Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 7:46 AM To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Windows 7 Hyper-V VM Com Port I’m not mapping it to the port on the host – to a port on a W7 RD client. So …. W7 computer has something connected to COM 1 (serial connection for a card reader) Card reader software is installed on W7 VM (hosted on W2012R2 Hyper-V) I need to access the card reader software using Remote Desktop from the W7 computer and have it see the connection to the hardware I keep finding references to mapping com ports using named pipes, but I can’t figure out exactly how to do that CFee From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Andrew S. Baker Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 11:18 AM To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Windows 7 Hyper-V VM Com Port Not supported, last I checked: 2012 Datacenter redirecting com ports to my VM <https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/24414de8-505b-4573-9bcb-f6018aaa09c5/2012-datacenter-redirecting-com-ports-to-my-vm?forum=winserverhyperv> It's not an official piece of software, it's not recommended or supported, and by using this you might put your Hyper-V server in an unsupported state. <https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/24414de8-505b-4573-9bcb-f6018aaa09c5/2012-datacenter-redirecting-com-ports-to-my-vm?forum=winserverhyperv> social.technet.microsoft.com<https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/24414de8-505b-4573-9bcb-f6018aaa09c5/2012-datacenter-redirecting-com-ports-to-my-vm?forum=winserverhyperv> [Mixmax]<https://mixmax.com/r/WMB47Rd39yDNPFfWo> Regards, ASB http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker<http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker> Providing Expert Technology Consulting Services for the SMB market… GPG: 1AF3 EEC3 7C3C E88E B0EF 4319 8F28 A483 A182 EF3A On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 10:59 AM, Carol Fee c...@massbar.org<mailto:c...@massbar.org> wrote: I have a W7 vm on a W2K12R2 host. I need to connect COM 1 to the physical COM 1 of a Windows 7 PC. Can anyone out there help ? TIA ________________________________ Carol Fee Network Administrator 617-338-0623 c...@massbar.org<mailto:c...@massbar.org> [mbalogo-gold] Massachusetts Bar Association 20 West Street Boston, MA 02111-1204 (617) 338-0500 This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Massachusetts Bar Association company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Massachusetts Bar Association company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
