Upload a https-link to a DataStore

Question

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

Answer 1

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.