
VMware Workstation Pro (known as VMware Workstation until release of VMware Workstation 12 in 2015) is a hosted (Type 2) hypervisor that runs on 圆4 versions of Windows and Linux operating systems (an x86-32 version of earlier releases was available) it enables users to set up virtual machines (VMs) on a single physical machine and use them simultaneously along with the host machine. Trialware and commercial (Workstation Pro) (version 11.x and above, previous versions were available for x86-32 as well)įreeware and commercial (Workstation Player) Dongle Driver installed: Sentinel HASP/LDK v7.32 (This version was shipped with the device, but i also tried installing the newest version available (7./ 17 November 2022 5 months ago ( 17 November 2022).Guest OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, 64-bit.Host OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1, 64-bit.Some additional information about versions and stuff: Do you know if there is a possible way to achieve that, or should i contact the vendor of the device with this problem? (Which i'd preferably like to avoid)
Sadly i do not have an idea how to get the device through to the VM. But couldn't find a similar list for workstation.
I found a compatibility list (sadly for ESX/ESXi, not Workstation) from VMWare that shows that an earlier version of the dongle (3.21) is at least compatible with ESX/ESXi, so it might not be that unlikely that mine should work too. I tried plugging the device in, before AND after i started the virtual machine, no differences. I searched for the option to "safely remove" the device, but couldn't find anything. Killed all processes that obviously relate to the device (But i cannot assure that the ones i killed are enough). Deactivating the device in the Device-Manager (Didn't work either, the device's led stopped flashing, but VMWare is still telling me that the device is still in use). But then it showed an "Driver error" when trying to connect the device) Only installing the driver on the guest operating system (I thought then it might not be in use at the time i'm trying to connect it to the virtual machine. The dongle's red led then started flashing, indicating that the device is operational now (sadly only for the host). I installed the custom drivers that came with the dongle on my host and my guest operating system. The connection for the USB device xxx was unsuccessful. My VMWare Workstation menu lists the device under "VM > Removable Devices" but when i try to connect the device, it shows the following error: Sadly i'm unable to connect the dongle to my virtual machine. (Because i need to access the API of the software in my development machine) My goal is to use the software in my virtual machine on VMWare Workstation. I received a USB-Dongle for licensing a software product.