I want to make an FTP connection to my server, but I get an "access
denied" error message. How do I get FTP to work?
Solution
Because FTP is not a secure way to transfer files, ESX Server
includes SCP (secure copy), which is part of the SSH (secure shell)
package. In addition, the ESX Server security setting defaults to
high. This blocks the use of FTP. It is best practice to use
SCP (or another secure utility) to copy files if your ESX Server
system is on a public network. You should consider using FTP only
if your ESX Server system is on a private network.
To enable FTP for ESX Server 2.x
Log on to the management interface as root.
Click the Options tab.
Click Security Settings.
On the Security Settings page, click Custom.
Select Enable FTP services.
Click OK to save the setting.
To enable FTP for ESX Server 3.0
ESX Server 3.0 has no FTP server installed by default. The
option to open FTP in the management interface is for FTP client
(outgoing communication to an FTP server). If you need to use FTP,
you must download and install an FTP server on the ESX Server 3.0
host. This is not
recommended. As a workaround, you can open the
sshClient port on your hosts. They already have the server enabled
by default.
esxcfg-firewall -e sshClient
Once the client is open, you can use scp to copy the files
using a non-privileged user.
