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• VMware tools in linux clients

  Hello world

  I was wondering how to install Vmware tools in my vm ubuntu linux using ESXi.

  In GSX, we had to tee the cdrom, unzip the vmware tools and then install it. I see nothing in/media/cdrom when I try to install the tools, and he never seems to complete automatically.

  Peter

  Sometimes you need to type first

  # mount/dev/hda/media/cdrom

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• How can install vmware tools on Linux

  Please provide details for the installation of the VMware tools on Linux (RHEL4.6)

  Please take a look at this VMware KB: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/340

  Basically you can right click on the VM and start the VMware Tools installation or extract the number of TURNS of linux.iso file and simply install the package as you would with the standard speed of RHEL. You can find more details and instructions in the above KB

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• Time-out error waiting for VMware Tools start in the prompt

  Hello people,

  I used PowerCLI 5.5 Release 1 connection to my 5.1.036098 vcenter (ESXi host 5.1.0 1065491 management).

  I'm connected (non secure warning) and be able to start the virtual machines.

  I try to run a task on the network of a VM VMware documentation example below interface.

  The first two commands work fine, but finally it fails with the error below.

  I upgraded VMware tools and hardware to the latest version.

  $vm1 = get-VM-name VM1

  $guest = get-VMGuest $vm1

  $interface = get-VMGuestNetworkInterface - VMGuest $guest - GuestUser password1 administrator - GuestPassword - ToolsWaitSecs 100

  Timeout error while you wait for VMware tools start in the comments.

  
  

  Someone at - it suggestions?

  Thank you

  romatlo

  The 3rd line to access the guest OS via VMware tools that must be installed in the virtual machine.

  There are a number of other prerequisites to be able to make that kind of call.

  See my work Will Invoke-VMScript? post.

• Network stops working after the installation of the VMware Tools on linux comments

  Hello

  I m facing problem after that, sometimes, sometimes not after a comment tools and vmware linux installation.

  If the installation of vmware Linux tools everything seems to work perfectly. No errors, nothing.

  The last thing to do after that tools installed will run successfully is to run the following commands (produced by the message from the installation program tools)

  /etc/init.d/network stop

  rmmod pcnet32

  rmmod vmxnet

  modprobe vmxnet

  /etc/init.d/network start

  This works fine as well, but after the next reboot the network stops working sometimes.

  The linux guest runs under VMware Server 2 using tools VMwareTools - 2.0.0 - 122956.i386

  The strange thing is that this happens all the time when install linux clients and tools.

  Guest operating system is RHEL40U5

  Any help how to avoid this is much appreciate.

  Better with respect to Agent.

  Why not add the commands above to the file etc/rc.d/rc.local. It will take a cae of the rest every time that you restart your virtual machine. I hope this helps...

  Concerning

  Anil

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• What happens in terms of performance, if I didn't install VMware tools on linux with NIC defined as VXNET3

  Hi Experts,

  I would like to understand the following:

  Currently, I have a server with 10 G interfaces (u1, ESXi 5.5) and I installed SUSE linux as a virtual machine with adapter NIC VXNET3, but I don't want to install VMware tools. According to the article, VMtools are needed for VXNET3

  VMware KB: Choose one network adapter for your virtual machine

  So my question is: what happens to the performance of the network on this machine? (Saw that it basically works but not sure of the performance).

  Another question: in which case we have a virtual machine, but we do not want to install VMtools on it, which is recommended for this virtual machine NIC adapter?

  Thank you

  ekhmahg

  so my question is, what is the performance impact of not installing the VMtools when using VXNIC?

  None. Even if you have installed VMware tools, your BONES would still use the supplied kernel vmxnet3 module unless force you the installation of the VMware Tools (-clobber-kernel-modules = vmxnet3).

  Overwrite the supplied OS module is not recommended and besides if you're updating your kernel on a regular basis, you'll probably a newer version or at least the version module even as provided by the VMware tools (unless you keep bleeding edge with your updates of ESXi).

  the second question: If we do not want to install VMtools at all, what is the best recommended NIC adapter?

  vmxnet3. As you do not need to install the VMware Tools since the kernel module is provided by every modern Linux already.

• Upgrade VMware Tools on Linux based virtual appliances

  I just updated a cluster of 5.1 to 5.5, some of the VMS are virtual appliances based on Linux (most of them on CentOS) which are fairly locked down (no easy access console) critical how's this for upgrade these types of virtual machines to the latest version of VMware Tools? I'm a little OCD and it bothers me that some of the VMS are VMware Tools reports that are "Stale" :-)

  Thank you.

  I know what you mean about the annoying notification bit... However, most of the providers WILL group and test vmtools as well as the Virtual Appliance that they release.

  The answer isn't vmtools upgrade, it has upgraded the Virtual Appliances.

  for example

  Installation of NetScaler virtual appliance on VMware ESX - Citrix eDocs

  You have a list of virtual appliances and you run versions?

  Chris

• Is it possible to change the settings for VMWare tools?

  Hello

  We have just upgraded all hosts in ESXi Release 5.1.  Virtual machines are updated with the latest VMware tools & upgraded to the latest Version of hardware.

  We find that there is no option for us to change VMware Tools option (like: with ESX Server time synchronization).  We wonder if we can change these settings and how.

  Your opinion is requested.

  Thank you

  We have an option for updating VMtools powered for the next

  Please find below the settings on a virtual machine.

  VMware Tools Update settings

  one On the homepage of the vSphere Client, select models and virtual computers, and click the Update Manager. b Select a virtual machine or a container object in the inventory. c Click settings to upgrade VMware Tools. d In the upgrade settings window change VMware Tools, select the check boxes for the virtual machines that you want to activate the VMware Tools upgrade on the feeding cycle. e Click on apply.

  Check and update the tools during the feeding cycle

  one Right click on an object in the inventory of vSphere, then select change settings. b In the Options tab, click VMware tools. c In the Advanced section, check the box and strengthen tools during power cycling checkbox. d Click OK.

• Installing vmware tools in linux mint in vmware fusion 3 11?

  I would like to install Linux Mint as a guest in my Vmware Fusion 3, but my problem is to know how to install VMWare Tools for Linux Mint. I hope that there is a simple explanation how to do it.

  Thanks in advance

  I hope that there is a simple explanation how to do it.

  Simple is a relative term.

  Take a look at: VMware Fusion (menu bar) > help > Search > type vmware tools, then select display all help topics and then select: installation or upgrading VMware Tools in a Machine virtual Linux

• Alarm for VMWare tools being obsolete

  I was wondering if anyone has an alarm in place to warn if VMWare tools is obsolete on any VM servers.  I went through the alarms today and can't find anything for this.  I think it would be useful.

  Thank you

  Ryan

  Exactly, as Adam said, simpe vspehre customer report, if you want to have a few XLS\CSV reports that you can use Powershell vSphere scripting,

  Check page Web of Alan - shiny things

  http://www.virtu-al.NET/script-list/

  LucD blog

  http://www.lucd.info/

  and vmware communities

  http://communities.VMware.com/community/VMTN/vSphere/automationtools/PowerCLI

  Good luck

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• need to get the installation for vmware Tools packages

  Hello

  With the help of ESX 4. I need to get the installation packages for the vmware tools for each version of Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 (x 86 and x 64) and Windows Server 2003 (x 86 and x 64).

  1. where can I get them?

  2 support without monitoring/silent install? I need to add them to an existing deployment routine.

  Thanks in advance!

  All the tools on your ESX host .iso files can be found in

  /vmimages/tools-isoimages/
  

  There is a way to push tools, but part of the upgrade tools are NETWORK card drivers and you can lose some pings or experience of ping times raised the expectations of the customers.

  An example of a sudden of thumb through AD is http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/how-to-install-vmware-tools-through-windows-group-policy/

• Is there any update for VMware Tools for Workstation 8.0.3?

  I've never installed a new version of VMware Workstation without the need to upgrade VMware tools in each of my virtual machines.  After the upgrade to Workstation 8.0.3 there was no prompt to update VMware Tools and he says that it is up-to-date.  Was there no new version of VMware Tools with this upgrade, or am I missing something simple just?

  Thank you

  ~ J

  What I see on VMware Server, VMware Tools 8.8.2 are used in both VMware Workstation 8.0.2 and 8.0.3.  So, looks like two issues CVE VMware Workstation 8.0.3 addresses has been fixed in the base files not tools packages.

• Installation of the VMWare Tools on vSphere Client

  Can someone explain exactly how I'm supposed to install the "VMware tools" in the form of step by step.  I'm under vSphere 4.0 without the update 1.  Thanks in advance!

  Hello.

  See this section of the library online.  From there, choose the operating system you need and there are instructions step by step.

  Good luck!

• Need for security upgrade VMware Tools?

  Hello, Im using a VMware environment that runs a good handful of Linux VM.  We're running 5.1 VMware update 3 on all hosts.

  Im not a Linux guy and im going to have to start learning more about Linux, but I've noticed to allocate to the virtual machine is here who have Linux, either do not have VMware tools installed, or are obsolete.  Its mix of Red Hat Enterprise 6, SUSE Linux 11, CentOS 4/5/6/7 and Ubuntu.

  My first concern is security, from a point of view security should I get these Linux VM up to date with the latest VMware tools, or else get installed on it?

  A feature point of view im says that the virtual machine is working well.

  Thank you

  Mike

  Hi Defrogger,

  I have a small number of Linux virtual machines in my environment and I have VMware tools installed, its always good to keep up to date.

  They also provide the required drivers for the VM Client interact with the reliable ESXi host. This interface allows also ESXi host be able to check on the health of the client VM during its operation.

  Here's a link below to help you install vmware tools on linux servers

  VMware Tools for Linux clients

  Rob

• The purpose of VMware Tools in a Linux guest?

  There are benefits to install VMware tools in a Linux without head/command line only VM?  The only things I see it adding would share his IP address info.  Are there features that I miss out on by installing do not?

  Indeed, as the RPM and tar from the instructions in file ends with "Start X Windows", it seems that it is not designed for anything other than the GUI (for mouse tracking/display setting enhancements)?

  With VMware tools, you can make things easier. For example, you can do 'clean shutdown' of the machine virtual of ESXi, or synchronize the time between ESXi and VM. I'm not sure but I think that vmware balooning pilot would need tools to work correctly.

  But you can still live without vmware-tools and perform all of the above tasks (although not as easily). Personally, I don't use vmware-tools with linux-VM as modular kernel is not permitted in our society.