

You should now be connected to the ESXi 6.5 host.Īs you can see from the image above on the left are the documents on the local machine and on the right are the documents of the host. If it is the first time connecting to the host you will be asked to confirm that you trust the host. Enter the username and password and then click Login.Enter the IP address in the hostname field.When the Login dialog pops up click on New Site.Open WinSCP by double clicking the WinSCP shortcut on the desktop.Now that WinSCP is installed we can connect to the ESXi host by doing the following steps: Step 3: Connect and Upload Files to an ESXi 6.5 Host I wrote about this in a post on creating a Ubuntu VM. If you’re using the latest version of vSphere 6.7 or greater, web console transfers seem to work OK now. UPDATE: I wrote this post because in version 6.5 the transfer process kept failing. Although it’s possible to transfer files to a VMware ESXi 6.5 host using the web interface, it is far more reliable to use SSH and the steps in this tutorial will show you how. One of the most common reasons for wanting to transfer files to an ESXi host is to upload the ISO images required for installing the virtual machines' operating system. Step 3: Connect and Upload Files to an ESXi 6.5 Host.Perfect for development environments and practice labs. Run Linux, macOS, vSphere and more on a single PC or Mac.

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