To use USB devices on Red Hat Enterprise Linux clients

1. Install SPICE packages on client
   On your Linux client machine, install the following packages:
   • spice-usb-share
   • kmod-kspiceusb-rhel60 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 or
     kmod-kspiceusb-rhel5u6 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
   These packages are available on the Red Hat Network, from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary Software channel for your version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. To install the packages, run:

   # yum install spice-usb-share kmod-kspiceusb
   

2. Run SPICE USB services
   Start the spiceusbsrvd service and load the kspiceusb module. Run:

   # service spiceusbsrvd start
   # modprobe kspiceusb
   

3. Install RHEV-Tools on guest
   Locate the CD drive to access the contents of the Guest Tools ISO, and launch RHEV-ToolsSetup.exe. If the Guest Tools ISO is not available in your CD drive, contact your system administrator. After the tools have been installed, you will be prompted to restart the machine for changes to be applied.
4. Open firewall ports
   Allow connections on TCP port 32023 on any firewalls between the guest machine and the client machine.
5. Enable USB Auto-Share
   On the User Portal, select your guest machine. Ensure that you have enabled SPICE USB Auto-Share on the guest machine.
6. Attach USB device
   Connect to your guest machine. Place the SPICE console window of your guest desktop in focus, then attach a USB device to the client. The USB device displays in your guest desktop.