#working on 8
#https://github.com/itiligent/RSYNC-ESXi?tab=readme-ov-file
wget --no-check-certificate https://github.com/itiligent/RSYNC-for-ESXi/raw/main/rsync
esxcli system settings advanced set -o /User/execInstalledOnly -i 0

mv rsync /bin/rsync

#/productLocker/rsync -avurP --delete --progress /vmfs/volumes/source_path/* user@x.x.x.x:/destination_path/
# Save the destination's private SSH key to a file in a persistent location and change the file's permissions with: chmod 400 priv-key.txt 
# /productLocker/rsync -avurP --delete --progress -e "ssh -i /productLocker/priv-key.txt -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" /vmfs/volumes/source_path/* user@x.x.x.x:/destination_path/
# sync to usb/local
# /vmfs/volumes/USB_destination_datastore/rsync -rltDv --delete --progress /vmfs/volumes/source_path/* /vmfs/volumes/USB_datastore/full_backup_destination


# open fw for rsync
mv rsync-openfwports.xml /etc/vmware/firewall/rsync.xml
esxcli network firewall refresh
esxcli network firewall ruleset list



https://gergap.wordpress.com/2013/08/10/rsync-and-sparse-files/
TODO test if --sparse and --inplace really work together

https://fedoramagazine.org/copying-large-files-with-rsync-and-some-misconceptions/
rsync -av --sparse --partial --inplace --append --progress vmdk_file syncuser@host1:/destination



# non working, but helpful
#https://github.com/gmasonPCS/rsync-on-esxi
#https://deciacco.github.io/posts/RSyncEsxi/