Tool: Veeam FastSCP 3.0 for VMware ESX / ESXi
Description: FastSCP provides a fast, secure and easy way to manage files and bulk copy VMs across your VMware ESX environment. Veeam FastSCP is the de facto standard for ESX file management, now with support for ESXi. FastSCP allows users to copy files from ESX to Windows, Windows to ESX, or directly ESX to ESX. FastSCP is the simplest and fastest way to move VMs and templates between datastores or to deliver ISO files to ESX Servers.
Cost: Free
Tool: Veeam Monitor 3.0
Description: The Veeam Monitor Free Edition is an easy-to-use VMware monitoring solution designed to meet the day-to-day needs of VMware administrators who need real-time performance monitoring and alerting. Built from the ground up specifically for the virtual world, Veeam Monitor provides a bird’s-eye view of key performance metrics across your virtual ESXi infrastructure.
Cost: Free
Tool: PuTTY
Description: PuTTY is a free SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client for 32-bit Windows systems.
Cost: Free