Quick Method for Downloading VM-Support Files

If you are looking for a quick method for downloading vm-support files when working with VMware support, then with ESXi 5 there is a new way to do this you may not be aware of. If you can access the host using a web browser, then you can also use the browser to generate and download the support files. You do this by browsing to: https://hostname/cgi-bin/vm-support.cgi

Once loaded, following authentication, you are presented with a familiar File Download dialog box:

Easy, eh?

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