Connect USB device to other node

[Rafael Álvarez]

I have an installation with 4 nodes. It´s possible connect a USB device to a VM in other node. I suppose that this is specially important in an HA environment.

Thanks

 

[leesteken]

Connecting to actual hardware sort of breaks the virtualization abstraction. What if the node with the USB device goes down? I don't know if Proxmox supports what you are asking, but you could look into usbip, which is built into Linux, to connect USB remotely.

 

[DocMAX]

Would be a killer feature. Right now i am sharing usb devices via usbip. Proxmox integration would be great!

 

[mike89]

I just start using Proxmox but have a HA setup of 2 nodes and looking for this feature. Now I have a Raspberry Pi installed with the USB devices and do it with USBIP to mount them to the host. In case of a failure of my node I have to manually move the USB device to the other host. Maybe an automated system for this would be nice.

 

[swipon]

You can use UsbIP, i've wroite the guide to install it here:
https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/usb-ip.118122/