[GH-ISSUE #313] mount a usb stick to a VM #210

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opened 2026-02-27 15:57:46 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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Originally created by @iliassch on GitHub (May 20, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/retspen/webvirtcloud/issues/313

Hi,

Is there a way to mount to an existing VM , a usb stick that has been physically connected to the server that hosts the VM?

Originally created by @iliassch on GitHub (May 20, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/retspen/webvirtcloud/issues/313 Hi, Is there a way to mount to an existing VM , a usb stick that has been physically connected to the server that hosts the VM?

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@catborise commented on GitHub (May 20, 2020):

@iliassch yes you can mount it but you should use virt-manager. (install virt-manager to hypervisor host)

we do not implement pyhsical dev management of libvirt.

@catborise commented on GitHub (May 20, 2020): @iliassch yes you can mount it but you should use virt-manager. (install virt-manager to hypervisor host) we do not implement pyhsical dev management of libvirt.

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@iliassch commented on GitHub (May 25, 2020):

Hi @catborise , thanks for your answer. Yes i have tried it with a locally installed program(either virt-manager or virt-viewer) through SSH and X11 and it worked. If you change display to SPICE server instead of VNC , there is an active usb redirect button to both programs. I just wondering how you can do it remotely through webvirtcloud or without ssh access , connect to the SPICE server , retrieve physically connected usb devices and mount them to the VM.

Possibly with an extension of noVNC or something , to send a command to retrieve devices and then select the proper one.

@iliassch commented on GitHub (May 25, 2020): Hi @catborise , thanks for your answer. Yes i have tried it with a locally installed program(either virt-manager or virt-viewer) through SSH and X11 and it worked. If you change display to SPICE server instead of VNC , there is an active usb redirect button to both programs. I just wondering how you can do it remotely through webvirtcloud or without ssh access , connect to the SPICE server , retrieve physically connected usb devices and mount them to the VM. Possibly with an extension of noVNC or something , to send a command to retrieve devices and then select the proper one.