How to Upload File to Vmware Esxi Datastore

Copying files to VMware Datastores is an like shooting fish in a barrel chore. Here in this article, I am showing three different methods to upload files to VMware datastores, You lot can use these methods to re-create offline packet zip, VIB, VMDK or ISO files. Ifyou are using VMWare vSphere web customer to upload files to datastore, make certain DNS server entry is added for esxi server in DNS server

Method 1

Login to Vmware Vsphere web client, Select Esxi server or datastore, on the Configure tab / Manage tab for esxi, Select Storage/ Datastores, right click datastore, where you lot want to upload files, click Browse Files from context menu.

Next this shows the Files and folder inside select datastore, click upload a file to the Datastore button. This popup opens new browse file sorcerer, From list select the file you want to upload and click open up.

Side by side yous can monitor the progress of uploading file on selected datastore.

SubMethod 1.1

In case if you have standalone Esxi server and no vCenter is available, connect directly to Esxi using urlhttps://esxi002.vcloud-lab.com/ui. here y'all should aware of root password. Files can be copied on directly connected Esxi. Every bit shown in the screenshot, go to storage, double click the thedatastore where yous want to copy files, select Datastore browser, next from the wizard upload the file, it takes time based on file size.

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Method 2

In the side by side method, File tin can be uploaded using winscp or any other tool which supports SCP protocol, to employ winscp enable SSH service on the esxi first VMWARE SECURITY BEST PRACTICES: POWERCLI ENABLE OR DISABLE ESXI SSH. Login to the ESXi using root password or with domain account. Elevate and drop the selected file to right manus side on ESXi server, All the datastores are mounted under /vmfs/volumess.

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Method 3

This method is my favorite ane of using VMware Vsphere powercli to upload files on datastore, VMWARE VSPHERE POWERCLI INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION STEP BY Step. first use Connect-VIServer command to login either vCenter or Esxi server where you want to upload re-create file. Once logged in successful, Run command to bear witness valid powershell datastore drives.
Get-PSDrive -PSProvider VimDatastore

Next to listing the files and folder inside directory use below command, Here from GUI you can encounter how folder path is listed nether datastores view and it consist of foldername, datacenter and datastore proper noun.
dir vmstore:\Bharat\Pune\Share-Disk01

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In the directory listing I can see the files files and binder, One screenshot is from commandline and another is from vsphere web customer. I have already downloaded required vib zip files under folder on my windows system C:\temp\EsxiApps. Start copying file using below control.
Copy-DatastoreItem -Item C:\Temp\EsxiApps\VIb.zip -Destination vmstore:\India\Pune\Share-Disk01

List the directory items using below command again. File should be listed and you tin can verify the saem from GUI.
dir vmstore:\India\Pune\Share-Disk01

In the adjacent command I am using same chore just unlike way, mounting datastore drive in PowerCLI,
Get-Datastore Share-Disk01 | New-DatastoreDrive -Name DS

Drive is mounted and This command list the new mapped drive.
Become-PSDrive -PSProvider VimDatastore

Now I can directly list the files and folder from the new mapped bulldoze.
Dir Ds:\

And use simmilar drive to copy files to destination mapped drive.
Copy-DatastoreItem -Item C:\Temp\EsxiApps\VIBfile.zip -Destination DS:\
Dir Ds:\

In the terminal one of the method I even used is login to NFS server or upload files to NFS drive directly and copy files. Microsoft Windows 2016 Install and configure NFS server for ESXi and Linux.

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Source: http://vcloud-lab.com/entries/esxi-installation-and-configuration/upload-files-to-vmware-esxi-datastore-different-methods

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