uploading file to datastore from physical host

[AmmarSM]

Hi

i wonder if i connected my usb drive directly to the host server that runs the ESXi can i read from it with the datastore

browser ? and upload files to it ?

Regards

[beckham007fifa]

use WinSCP for copying files

[AmmarSM]

Hi

what is WinSCP is it a tool a command ? and from where to use it from the client that i run cSphere Client on or from the physical host ?

[AndreTheGiant]

Is not possible mount a usb storage as a datastore.

You can use vSphere client and datastore browser (right click on datastore).

Or enable SSH and use WinSCP (winscp.net) to download the files.

Andre

[bulletprooffool]

Ammer,

Use WinSCP or FastSCP to copy files.

you can install these on any windows host, then attach your USB drive to the Windows host.

From the tool you then create a connection to your ESX host and browse to /vmfs/volumes/<datastorename>

you can then copy and paste, pretty much in the same way that you would with Windows explorer.

Good luck.