Cannot add Floppy Drive, Parallel Port or a SCSI Device from vSphere Client 7.0/8.0

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

Unable to add Floppy Drive, Parallel Port or a SCSI Device using vSphere Client 7.0/8.0

 

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Cause

Currently the vSphere Client 7.0/8.0 does not manage legacy devices including Sphere Floppy Drives, Parallel Ports and SCSI Devices.

Note: ESXi does not support floppy drives that are backed up by a physical floppy drive on the host.

Resolution

Currently there is no resolution.

Workaround:
To work around this issue manage the devices using:

• Host Client
• PowerCLI
• API

Refer: Add a Floppy Drive to a Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client