FTP client on ESXi 5
Hi gurus.. I'm running a few VMs on ESXi 5 which I need to backupMy backup facility is remote and only accessible by FTP (not even sftp) I've been googling for a ftp client on ESXi, and I found posts...
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Ok, I'm one step furtherDownloaded the busybox binary from busybox.net/downloads/binaries/1.19.0/busybox-x86_64 and made links to ftpput & ftpgetNext step is how to get through the ESXi firewall:...
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The following link may help you http://vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/ESXi_enable_FTP.php
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Thank you for your post, but I do not need a FTP server, I jst need a working solution for a FTP client ...
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Does it work better when you disable the firewall completely? (Run "esxcli network firewall set --enabled false" in an ESXi shell to disable it). There are probably more open ports required when you...
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Andreas, The answer is yes and no ... I can go through the firewall, but the FTP server kicks me with a "Connection refused". I need to talk to my backup provider about thisAlso, complely disabling a...
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I would disable the firewall just temporarily to test if it makes a difference...If it works with the firewall disabled you can be sure that you need to open additional ports on the firewall to make it...
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Andreas, I ran the test with the firewall completely disabled. Getting the "connection refused" tells me that I need to contact my FTP server provider.Also, passive is not quite possible, as I'm stuck...
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Hi, Have you ever manage to solve this? I would also like to upload some files from ESX 5.1. I've downloaded the latest BusyBox binary and tried ftpput, but I get "can't connect to remote host (xxx):...
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Hi No, my issue is still not solved as I would like to see it. However, I have found that it was easy to copy files to/from my Esxi with scp & sftp: simply enable SSH from the security profile and...
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Hi,you can get an FTP client to work in ESXi 5.x when opening the firewall for the FTP client and using active (not passive) mode.In the following blog post I outlined how to use the ncftpput tool to...
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Thanks for the tip on disabling the firewall --- that worked for me! Also, I would check out wget for a ftp client. That works and also works with credentials: wget ftp://user:password@host/path Of...
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Hi,i found a way using ncftp activate ssh on your esxidownload ncftp linux files at adress ftp://ftp.ncftp.com/ncftp/binaries/ncftp-3.2.5-linux-x86_64-glibc2.3-export.tar.gz* from windows:copy past the...
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Thank you Froggiz for this useful information on ncftp! Can't belive that vmware didn't add an integrated ftp client to their web interface, i mean cmon guys it's almost 2020! I've tried using ncftpput...
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