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Capture VM Forensic Image

Suspend VM

Suspend VM

Create Snapshot

Snapshot VM

Download using CLI

  • Compress VMs for download
    Most VMware instances use a back-end storage solution like a SAN or NAS. See VMware Storage Location for locating the datastore location.
    Storage Location
    VM Location

  • This command will compress the folder with the VM into a single file for download. 

    tar -czvf /vmfs/volumes/RangePureStorage01/Team01-LW01.tar.gz /vmfs/volumes/RangePureStorage01/Team01-LW01
    Compress Folder

  • Compress multiple folders into a single file

    tar -czvf /vmfs/volumes/drive/compressed-file.tar.gz /vmfs/volumes/drive/folderwithVM /vmfs/volumes/drive/folderwith2ndVM /vmfs/volumes/drive/folderwith3rdVM

  • Download files from ESXi

    scp root@esxiserver.fqdn.tld:/path/to/compressed-file.tar.gz c:\localdownload\location\of\compressed-file.tar.gz
    SCP Download File

Download using WebUI

VMware Storage Tab

VMware Storage Device

VMware Storage Device1

VMware Storage Download

References

Linux Tar Command

VMware Storage Location

Copy files between ESXi Hosts

SCP Remote to Local