Why Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 guest cannot see attached USB Device plugged to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Host?

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Issue

  • Is it not possible to attach USB device to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 guest.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 (KVM Host with RHEL5 Guest)
  • Western Digital My Passport 259F USB 3.0 (USB Device)

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