I have a direct link to a 4GB file.
How can I download it to a DataStore at vSphere 4? (without downloading it to my computer)
Thanks in advance
I have a direct link to a 4GB file.
How can I download it to a DataStore at vSphere 4? (without downloading it to my computer)
Thanks in advance
You need SSH access to the ESX console as ESX/ESXi comes with BusyBox and BusyBox has a slim wget
. You can enable SSH access from the vSphere Client, in Configuration > Security > SSH Server.
First, SSH to the ESX host (use PuTTY if you're on Windows)
$ ssh root@12.34.56.78
Change directory to the datastore you want to put the file in
~ # cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1
Then ,simply wget the file
~ # wget http://example.com/file.iso
Now mount/use the file from the vSphere client.
He asked about HTTPS link, not HTTP.
HTTPS links cause this error: wget: not an http or ftp url
Solution: Compile own wget, with SSL support, or download curl binary (static compiled) for ESX.