1. Log onto console first (tty1 preferred – alt F1)
2. Plug in USB stick
3. You should see a message detailing device inserted
4. Look for a device ID assigned by ESX to the USB. For example ‘/dev/sda’
5. Mount USB device: mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt/flash
6. sda1 being the 1st partition on the USB stick: cd /mnt/flash and then ls
7. USB contents will be there
8. When finished: umount /mnt/flash (remember to change directory away from /mnt/flash first!)
9. Pull USB and go
(This will only work on FAT/FAT32)
