How can I test that VMware Tools is running?

In my current project, I occasionally see this error:

SOAP Fault:
-----------
Fault string: Cannot complete operation because VMware Tools is not running in this virtual machine.
Fault detail: ToolsUnavailableFault

even if I had just dumped this object which seems to have the same appearance as the tools are running or not.

vm->config->tools: $VAR1 = bless( {
                 'afterPowerOn' => '1',
                 'afterResume' => '1',
                 'beforeGuestShutdown' => '1',
                 'beforeGuestStandby' => '1',
                 'syncTimeWithHost' => '0',
                 'toolsUpgradePolicy' => 'manual',
                 'toolsVersion' => '8295'
               }, 'ToolsConfigInfo' );

The Summary tab for the relevant vm vSphere Client seems to agree with what I see on the command line, indicating 'OK' when I do not see this error and "Does not work", when I see this error.

I have clues as to how do I test this and to turn tools on or off if necessary.

Thank you

Hugh

I haven't tried this in Perl, but I think what you want to check for is 

vm->guest->toolsRunningStatus

If that value is "guestToolsRunning" then the Tools should be running.

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