Media Images
Overview
The Files section provides an area for uploading files to the vSAN, allowing ISO files, drive images, VM definition files, etc. to be easily accessible for creating/installing/importing VMs.
Upload a File from your Local Computer
- From the Top Menu, click Files
- From the left menu, click Upload
- Click Choose Files
- Browse to the desired folder and select the desired file(s).
ℹ️ Holding down the ctrl or shift key allows for multi-selection.
- Click Open
- Click Start
An upload progress popup window will appear showing the upload progress. From this window, the upload(s) can be canceled or paused if needed. When the upload operation is complete, the file(s) will display in green in the upload progress popup.
Do not refresh your browser window will uploads are in progress. It will interfere with the file upload process.
Upload a File from a URL
- From the Top Menu, click Files
- From the left menu, click Upload
- Click From URL
- Set URL of file to download to a valid web URL
Example: https://example.com/downloads/file.iso
- Set File Name
- (Optional), set File Description to provide additional information about the file
- The Allow insecure SSL links to be used option will permit the download from sites without a valid CA-signed certificate (e.g. missing, invalid, expired, self-signed, etc.).
- The Skip header check option bypasses standard header security validation policies which may improve upload time but may potentially increase data integrity and security risk. Use with caution.
- Click Start
An upload progress popup window will appear showing the upload progress. When the upload operation is complete, the file will display in green in the upload progress popup.
Create a Download Link for a File
The Files section allows the user to create a publicly available link to download a file directly from the hypervisor.
- From the Top Menu, click Files
- Select the desired File from the list
- From the left menu, click Add Public Link
- Select a Link Format
- Anonymous (uuid) - creates a public download link using a GUID (128-bit number).
Example: https://contoso.korgrid.com/273b5d6a--b205-1e1b-6ae6-01cfa7ed1233
- Custom - creates a public download link using the name entered.
Example: https://contoso.korgrid.com/customfilename
- Use File Name (recommended) - creates a public download link using the original filename.
Example: https://contoso.korgrid.com/file.iso
- Select Expiration Type
- Never Expire (default) - Will make the download link perpetual. Links can be manually edited or deleted later if desired.
- Set Date - Set a specific date/time to automatically delete the download link.
- Click Submit
Once submitted, the Files list will appear. Download options appear on the far right of the given file.
- Click Link to directly download the file from the page.
- Click 📋 Copy to copy the link to the clipboard.