Install Linux to USB dongle through VMware workstation

My MBP is installed with 256GB SSD for a long time ago, and it is a little small size for my usual usage, for example, I need to boot one more OS like linux or windows at the same time.

Finally I found the solution "booting up the linux from the USB dongle from the virtual machine".

Here I share the the procedure to install Linux to USB dongle through VMware workstation first.

Step1.
From Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management
To find out the USB dongle partition location.
For example the target USB dongle is the Disk 3.



Step 2.
Create the virtual machine in the vmware workstation.
VMware Workstation > File > New Virtual Machine > Custome (Advanced)





Choosing the linux/ubuntu will affect the later disk driver option.




Choosing "Use a physical disk" option.


From the disk partition in the step 1, my USB dongle should be the PhysicalDriver3.


Choosing the ISO image.


power on the virtual machine.


Reference:
http://anders.com/cms/385/VMWare.Fusion/Mac/Laptop.Hard.Drive
http://www.vijayp.ca/blog/2011/09/attaching-a-physical-raw-disk-to-vmware-fusion-4-without-bootcamp/