Once it comes back up, all should be well and your other clients on the network will see it.User’s Guide for Windows, Mac OS, Linux/UNIX, OS/2 and DOS on IBM compatible PCs and Macintosh Version 4.10, May 2004

Once the installation is complete, plug in the key and reboot the Vsphere client.

Note, I don’t know if it matters but I ended up installing version 6.1 build 1003 which is available here :

Start up the virtual server and once it boots, install the WIBU-Server software.

Remove the WIBU-key from the slot!!! I failed to do this the first time and it kept it from working correctly.

Pick OK until you are back at the main Virtual client screen.

You will now see a screen with the differnet hardwar keys shown, highlight the line that says “WIBU-BOX/U” and then click next.Make sure the virtual Server is not running and right click the virtual server and pick “Edit settings”.Once the Vsphere box is booted, open the Vsphere client.Plug the Wibu-key into an empty USB 2.0 port (be careful…there are now lots of USB 3.0 ports out there and it will not work with a USB 3.0 port…it must be a USB 2.0).This step may not be necessary but to be safe, power down the entire server (as in the physical hardware box (the Vsphere server).MAke sure Windows update has run and then shut it down.If you have not already done so, create the virtual machine (again the machine I created is a Windows R2 machine).I am using Vsphere 5.1 with Windows R2 as the virtual server.I did the same ting but it would not work.

I added the keys, started the virtual server, installed the SafeNet(Rainbow) Sentinel software, rebooted and all was well. With the SafeNet(Rainbow) Sentinel security keys, there was nothing unusual. In general I followed this guide: Connecting a USB device to an ESXi 5.0 VM Archicad made by Graphisoft - uses WIBU-KEY security keys.On-Screen Takeoff made by On Center Software - uses SafeNet(Rainbow) Sentinel security keys.Timberline Construction Estimating by Sage Software - uses SafeNet(Rainbow) Sentinel security keys.In paticular, I have been interested in getting it working with two types of hardware dongle keys: SafeNet(Rainbow) Sentinel and WIBU-KEY.

I searched all over creation and found very little information reference gettign dongles working with Vsphere 5.1.

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