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From: Mike on 28 May 2010 09:39
Hi folks,

I'm asking this on the SBSmigration forum as well. I have set up my parent
partition and am creating my SBS child partition in Hyper-V. One of the
migraiton steps is to put my answer file on a usb key as part of the
migration and point to it at the proper place.
My searching has led me to ask, because I can't find out how to make a VM
"see" a USB key or device. It is possible isn't it? If so, how?

Thanks,

Mike

From: Chris Puckett [MSFT] on 28 May 2010 11:08
Unless things have changed or you get creative, no there is no USB support.

Other options in no particular order:
1. Create a virtual floppy and put the answer file there.
2. Create another vhd connected to the vm and put the answer file there
(root of the vhd drive).
3. Add another virtual CD/DVD drive, put the answer file in an iso file
(root of the iso file) and load it into the virtual CD/DVD drive.

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Chris Puckett

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.



"Mike" <Mike(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A1F4E930-CCE3-4655-A7E6-DC37929BD9B2(a)microsoft.com...
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm asking this on the SBSmigration forum as well. I have set up my
> parent
> partition and am creating my SBS child partition in Hyper-V. One of the
> migraiton steps is to put my answer file on a usb key as part of the
> migration and point to it at the proper place.
> My searching has led me to ask, because I can't find out how to make a VM
> "see" a USB key or device. It is possible isn't it? If so, how?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 28 May 2010 11:11
Instead of a USB device, use a virtual floppy disk. It works just as well in
this scenario.

You'll need to create the VFD first in the Hyper-V Manager (select New ->
Floppy Disk), then mount it in VM where you can format it and then run the
answer file creator in that VM. When you're done, unmount from the creation
VM and mount in the SBS VM and begin your install.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel


Hi folks,

I'm asking this on the SBSmigration forum as well. I have set up my parent
partition and am creating my SBS child partition in Hyper-V. One of the
migraiton steps is to put my answer file on a usb key as part of the
migration and point to it at the proper place.
My searching has led me to ask, because I can't find out how to make a VM
"see" a USB key or device. It is possible isn't it? If so, how?

Thanks,


From: Mike on 28 May 2010 11:51
Charlie,

Thanks, and I had found some of this info. One problem I might have with
your suggestion, is that Jeff recommends when doing a SBS migration to use
the SBS answerfile, and it runs on the orignal DC and I have to transfer it
in someway (USB, Floppy (not available), etc.

Mike


"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> Instead of a USB device, use a virtual floppy disk. It works just as well in
> this scenario.
>
> You'll need to create the VFD first in the Hyper-V Manager (select New ->
> Floppy Disk), then mount it in VM where you can format it and then run the
> answer file creator in that VM. When you're done, unmount from the creation
> VM and mount in the SBS VM and begin your install.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm asking this on the SBSmigration forum as well. I have set up my parent
> partition and am creating my SBS child partition in Hyper-V. One of the
> migraiton steps is to put my answer file on a usb key as part of the
> migration and point to it at the proper place.
> My searching has led me to ask, because I can't find out how to make a VM
> "see" a USB key or device. It is possible isn't it? If so, how?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 28 May 2010 12:45
I don't see that as a problem. Run it on the existing SBS, and then copy the
file over the network to a virtual machine that is a domain member. You can
use that virtual machine to create the VFD, format it, and then copy the
file onto the VFD.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel




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