VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5 Hypervisor – configuring a USB Flash drive to transfer files between Windows and an ESXi/ESX host

vmware_logo.jpg   To transfer files between a Windows machine and an ESXi/ESX host – perform these steps

1. To open diskpart, click Start > Run and type diskpart
DISKPART> list disk
DISKPART> select disk <x>
DISKPART> list partition
DISKPART> select partition 1
DISKPART> delete partition
DISKPART> list disk
DISKPART> select disk <x>
DISKPART> create partition primary size=4000 id=6
DISKPART> format fs=fat quick
DISKPART> exit
2. Connect to the ESXi/ESX host using SSH
# esxcfg-rescan -A
# vmkfstools -V
# chkconfig –list | grep -i usb
# chkconfig usbarbitrator off
# /sbin/auto-backup.sh
# /sbin/auto-backup.sh
# reboot

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