Host File Access to vSphere Server Files (/host)

An HTTP request for access to ESXi configuration files uses the following syntax:
GET http[s]://my_system/host http-method http[s]://my_system/host/file
Syntax Element
Description
http-method
One of
GET
,
HEAD
, or
PUT
, depending on the type of configuration file (see the following table).
http:// or https://
Access protocol (standard access or secure access).
esx-server
IP address or a DNS name.
/host
List of configuration files that you can access. (Use
/host
to retrieve the list.)
/
host/
file
A specific ESXi configuration file.
The following table shows ESXi host configuration files and the corresponding HTTP/HTTPS methods for access. The set of files might change from version to version.
Configuration File
HTTP Access Method(s)
Configuration File
HTTP Access Method(s)
esx.conf
GET, HEAD, PUT
ipmi0_sel.raw
GET, HEAD
openwsman.conf
GET, HEAD, PUT
ipmi0_sel
GET, HEAD
proxy.xml
GET, HEAD, PUT
ipmi0_sdr_content.raw
GET, HEAD
ssl_cert
GET, HEAD, PUT
ipmi0_sdr_header.raw
GET, HEAD
ssl_key
PUT
ipmi0_sensor_readings.raw
GET, HEAD
vmware_config
GET, HEAD, PUT
ipmi1_sel
GET, HEAD
vmware_configrules
GET, HEAD, PUT
ipmi1_sdr_content.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi1_sdr_header.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi1_sensor_readings.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi2_sel.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi2_sel
GET, HEAD
ipmi2_sdr_content.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi2_sdr_header.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi2_sensor_readings.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi3_sel.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi3_sel
GET, HEAD
ipmi3_sdr_content.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi3_sdr_header.raw
GET, HEAD
ipmi3_sensor_readings.raw
GET, HEAD