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    <title>topic Re: File transfer from windows host to ESXi Server in ESXi Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746566#M165455</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;you can also use the datastore browser to upload the file&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:29:25 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>sparrowangelste</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2013-03-06T16:29:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>File transfer from windows host to ESXi Server</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746564#M165453</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can alnyone tell me the process for transfering a file from a network share to the ESXi Server?&amp;nbsp; I need to update the raid controller bios.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;the informaiton I have found so far says to use the following command but I can't seem to get it to work.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;scp &amp;lt;file name&amp;gt; &lt;A href="mailto:root@10.10.10.10:/tmp"&gt;root@10.10.10.10:/tmp&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; where&amp;nbsp; 10.10.10.10 is the IP address of the ESXi server.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:11:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746564#M165453</guid>
      <dc:creator>watson4664</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-03-06T15:11:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: File transfer from windows host to ESXi Server</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746565#M165454</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;What errors are you getting?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Is SSH enabled on both client and server?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Any firewalls in between, blocking ports or protocols?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:11:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746565#M165454</guid>
      <dc:creator>TBKing</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-03-06T16:11:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: File transfer from windows host to ESXi Server</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746566#M165455</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;you can also use the datastore browser to upload the file&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:29:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746566#M165455</guid>
      <dc:creator>sparrowangelste</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-03-06T16:29:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: File transfer from windows host to ESXi Server</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746567#M165456</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;I was trying to use the SCP command which I found in a VMware Knowledge Base document that is titled 'Using SCP to copy files to or from an ESX host.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I was trying to run this from the Vsphere CLI command prompt but it said the command was not recognized.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;From my google snooping it looks like I will need to use Winscp and putty to get this done.&amp;nbsp; This is not an easy task for a general VMware user and does not seem to be documented anywhere.&amp;nbsp; I am still trying to figure out these apps since I have never used either one before.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What I need to do is copy the raid driver which is a .vib file from the Vsphere workstation onto the ESXi server /temp directory and then run the command: esxcli software vib install -v &amp;lt;filename&amp;gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It would be nice if this was a documented procedure ( VMware???)&amp;nbsp; Sooner or later driver updates will be neccessary on almost any ESXi server and this is not an easy task.&amp;nbsp; Until the driver update is done Vshpere 5.1 will not see the disk drives in my ESXi Server.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:19:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746567#M165456</guid>
      <dc:creator>watson4664</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-03-06T17:19:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: File transfer from windows host to ESXi Server</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746568#M165457</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi Watson,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Can you able to do ssh to 10.10.10.10, if ssh doesnt work  enable the ssh and try scp&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:48:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746568#M165457</guid>
      <dc:creator>kvmfix</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-03-06T17:48:17Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: File transfer from windows host to ESXi Server</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746569#M165458</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;The Datastore browser is a good suggestion.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Do you use Virtual Update Manager?&amp;nbsp; You should be able to include the VIB in VUM.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:51:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746569#M165458</guid>
      <dc:creator>TBKing</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-03-06T17:51:13Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: File transfer from windows host to ESXi Server</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746570#M165459</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt; After trial and error I found that WinSCP will allow access to the file structure on the ESXi server and copying files is as simple as drag and drop.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The application Putty will then allow you to execute the necessary script to update the raid drivers on the ESXi server:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;esxcli software vib install -v {VIBFILE}&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;After doing this Vsphere was then able to access the 2TB of raid 5 disk drives on the SuperMicro server that ESXi was installed on.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Too bad this is so difficult but I guess it is what it is and requires some trial and error learning curve.&amp;nbsp; VMware should really document these types of procedures that are somewhat out of the normal realm of everyday use.&amp;nbsp; A nice library of "how to" references.&amp;nbsp; I literally spent two days trying to come up with a method.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Also I wasn't familiar with the suggestions of those who replied to my question.&amp;nbsp; I do appreciate those suggestions and now will spend some time trying to see if they would have worked.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:53:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/File-transfer-from-windows-host-to-ESXi-Server/m-p/1746570#M165459</guid>
      <dc:creator>watson4664</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2013-03-08T14:53:27Z</dc:date>
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