Impossible to install VMware tools in Win 2012 R2 guest

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• Impossible to install VMware Tools in Fusion 2.0.2

  Just migrated from Parallels 4 to VMware Fusion 2.0.2 (Build 147997).

  Got the merger by download and imported the Parallels 4 VM.

  With the help of Windows XP Professional on MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo (OSX 10.5.6).

  Whenever I chose the Virtual Machine > install VMware Tools, nothing happens.

  Just change the "Cancel installing VMware Tools" menu option.

  Anywhere where I can download the file and install in my Windows XP or another option?

  Help, please

  When you choose Virtual Machine > install VMware Tools what happens is inserts ISO Image to VMware tools appropriate in the CD/DVD of the merger and Windows if the Auto-Insert Notification does not work then you must manually run the : \setup.exe in Windows Explorer. (Sure would be nice if VMware that would in the help file and it makes absolutely no sense that it is not there in the first place!)

  Note: These ISO Images are stored at: "/ Library/Application Support/VMware Fusion/isoimages.

  If needed you can manually mount the image appropriately, if necessary.

  VMware Fusion (menu bar) > help > VMware Fusion help > managing Virtual Machines > configure the CD/DVD drive > connection and setting upward a CD/DVD Drive

• How to install VMware Tools on Ubuntu 9.10 guest?

  Hello!

  I have VMware 6.5.3 for Windows. I installed Ubuntu 9.10 32-bit and I don't know how to install tools guest inside Linux. Guest Windows, it's a blink of an eye, but here are more complicated. Can someone help me with step by step tutorial how to install this on Ubuntu 9.10? I'm newbie here.

  When I click the button to install the tools I just get open File Browser with the file .txt, RPM and gz. Any file I click on I can't run Setup. Please help!

  It's a little more complicated because each OS has a core (all about that), and Linux, you can have different versions of kernel.  Thus, the shell script (files ending in .sh) compiles all the binaries against what you have.  I believe that the version of Ubuntu has headers of the kernel with it, so that you would do is:

  1. go to places, downloads (the desktop menu bar)

  2. find your gz file, right click and select Extract here (I normally do it from the command-line using tar - zxvf, but this should work too)

  3. open this directory, right-click on the vmware-install file and select "Run as a program" (in this way you can kick it off)

  4. open a terminal (command prompt) and cd to that directory (should be cd downloads/vmware-tools-distrib)

  5. Type sudo./vmware-install.sh

  6. Enter your password when prompted, then go with the default values, and you should be set.  Make sure to run the configuration script (it will ask you if you want to, and you do, but if you mess up that part you can run it later so no biggie) and then sign out and sign back in.  You should not need to reboot and everything should work immediately.

  At boot, you might see no ERROR.  It's probably the HGFS mount is not working due to no shared directories.  Don't worry about this for now.  If it bugs you, you can comment on him in/etc/fstab (but don't mess with it until you're a bit better).  Snapshots are your friend, so use it as your rescue as trash several times your VM Linux, because it will happen.

  Dell SXPS 1340, P9600, 8 GB of RAM

  MCSA/MCSE 2003, MCTS, RHCT

• How to install VMWare Tools in Ubuntu 8.10 Guest OS?

  I looked the next thread here, but this is way old (Ubuntu 6.x):

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/428969;JSESSIONID=7A16F01D571165B826B38BF758A9E0A1

  I stumbled across this thread here as well (but there is no answer):

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1128951

  Could we please get a simple tutorial step by step on how to get the VMWare Tools running on the guest operating system Ubuntu 8.10?

  I am running VMWare Workstation 6.5 (build 118166), on a host Windows Vista Ultimate x 64, and I installed "Ubuntu 8.10 Server" guest OS, but have been unable to get the VMWare Tools to install on the Ubuntu 8.10 Server guest operating system.

  I ran into the problems mentioned here:

  http://communities.VMware.com/message/1128951

  Could we please get a simple step by step tutorial how install the VMWare Tools under Ubuntu 8.10 Server (x 86) guest operating system?

  Thank you

  Mark

  To add the tools to start, try to add the entries you need to preferences-> Sessions-> startup programs

  A new message with details on how to accomplish this would be a very good thing, because this application is a lot around here.

  Thank you!

• Is there a Script to install VMware tools on any event of power off?

  Hi all

  Currently, we have an infrastructure VM 1000 + reversed between 2 data centers and are moving from 5.1 to 5.5 ESXi.

  We want to make sure on the new architecture of 5.5 is that any virtual computer that VMware tools installed - it installs on any event powercycle.

  Y at - it a script of mass that we could run for linux servers and windows can this factor?

  At the moment we have 700 VMs have the tools installed and up-to-date

  100 or more, who have installed and are not updated

  200 + remaining machines do not have the tools installed, and we want to automate to install the tools on any event of power cycle.

  For the 100 who are not up-to-date

  We followed the following tasks and confirmed that it works

  VSphere Documentation Centre

  If a virtual machine with obsolete tools will automatically update on a power cycle

  But the 200 who need complete installation tools stop - we need help to get a script to work / if there is one that can do this

  We can use the following to update the tools to the power cycle

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  $vm= Get-VM-Name"virtualmachine"

  $spec= New-ObjectVMware.Vim.VirtualMachineConfigSpec

  $spec.changeVersion = $vm.ExtensionData.Config.ChangeVersion

  $spec.tools = New-ObjectVMware.Vim.ToolsConfigInfo

  $spec.tools.toolsUpgradePolicy = "upgradeAtPowerCycle"

  $_this = Get-View-Id$vm.Id

  $_this.ReconfigVM_Task($spec)

  But we want something that can install the tools if not installed on the Cycle of power rather than update / update...

  Hope that makes sense and that theres a script that we can use to do this.

  Thank you all

  The 1st real time installation of the VMware Tools is AFAIK not possible with a PowerCLI cmdlet.

  You will need to use a method of SW distribution, that you will use to install any SW on your workstations.

  In your case, you will need to support Win and Linux machines virtual, so you will need to provide at least 2 procedures to perform the actual installation.

  Some additional info can be found in  Re: how to use PowerCLI install VMware Tools?

• Installation of vmware tools windows server 2012

  I have to do something special to install vmware tools on a machine virtual windows server 2012, or just run d:\setup?

  Thank you.

  As long as it is the Fusion of 5 or above, just run the installation program.

  If Fusion 4, you may experience problems with the video driver that I don't see if Fusion 4 was never updated to officially support Windows 8 guests. In this case, however, if the only goal is to get something running, be sure to disable the video driver from the VMware Tools installation.

• Catch 22 tries to install VMware Tools

  I created a Windows 7 VM from a physical PC. I 'play' on a Player 10 Windows via VMware Workstation 12 host, connect to the guest and then click on the "Install tools" button in the player. I see this error message:

  "The virtual machine must have a virtual CD/DVD device to install VMware Tools."

  OK, so I turned off the guest who also ends the player, rerun the player, select the virtual machine and click on "Edit virtual machine settings". On the Hardware tab, I click on the Add button, select "reader of CD/DVD", click Next, select the "use ISO image" radio button (because I guess that's what the error message means by "virtual CD/DVD"), and then click Next, and then I get invited to an ISO image. And that's the Catch 22 - the error message indicates that the player has just need a virtual device, not an ISO, but when I try to add a virtual device, the player wants an ISO.

  How to break this vicious circle and install VMware Tools?

  I thought about it myself the answer to a question on the superuser. Here are the steps:

  1. Stop the virtual machine
  2. Run the drive and select the virtual machine
  3. Click on "Edit virtual machine settings".
  4. Click on "Add..." "in the Hardware tab
  5. Select "CD/DVD Drive", and then click Next
  6. Select the "use ISO image" radio button and click Next
  7. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\VMware drive and double-click windows.iso
  8. Uncheck the box "Connect to light" (probably any) and click on finish
  9. Click OK
  10. Click on "Play virtual machine."
  11. Log on to the virtual computer
  12. Click installation tools
  13. Follow the instructions in the installer

• Cannot install VMware Tools on Windows 10

  Having trouble installing VMware Tools on a Win10 business VM (vSphere 5.5). Installation lance then anything beyond that never reports. Is there something special that needs to be done to make this work?

  -Thank you

  Also have installed the Update Manager plugin that reports the status of inconsistent compliance.

  When you install the tools, you choose the Interactive installation or the Automated one?

  Try the Interactive installation instead.

  I also have a second comment from Andrew on Firewall/Antivirus possibly block Setup.  Try turning it off.  In addition, you may have to disable UAC.

• Cannot install VMware Tools.

  Hello

  my client have esx1 and esx2 - vSphere vCenter device 6.0 and 6.0 knots. When I try to install VMware tools on Windows Server vm = error:

  VIX 21001 = error code

  Cannot install VMware Tools. An error occurred trying to access the image file ' / usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso ' to install VMware Tools: 2 (no such file or directory). If your product comes with the module of VMware tools, VMware ESX to reinstall, then try again to install the VMware Tools package in the virtual machine

  When I connect to esx1 via Putty and check ' usr/lib/vmware /-the 'isoimages' folder missing.»

  Please, what is faster solution?

  CZ THX

  Hello

  problem solved...

  I don't know why, but on esx1 - Local Direct USB access - declined, I restarted esx1 and now works perfectly

  so, I lost my network settings

  THX

  Tom

• How to install vmware tools in a virtual machine running in the drive on an Ubuntu host?

  I have a host of Ubuntu (Ubuntu LTS 14.04.2)

  I have a virtual of Fedora (4.0.4 - 301.fc22.x86_64) and I would like to install vmware tools in the virtual machine.

  When I select the player VirtualMachine-> reinstall VMware Tools...

  I get a prompt in a box on the screen.  It is said:

  The following software are available for download:

  VMware Tools for Linux version 9.9.3

  What do you do?

  X Cancel |  Download and install

  Of course I choose to download and install (kind of silly question - why I want to cancel?)

  So instead of download the tools I want to install, it says:

  Your permission is required to install an update to VMware.

  Please enter the root password to move forward.

  Password: __________

  not serious.  Now, he's looking for what root password?  The virtual machine or the host?

  I have try the virtual machine and it works-not "incorrect password... try again."

  ... well Ubuntu is not a root user.  So, I try the password for the user with root privileges

  "incorrect password... try again."

  Then, he does not.

  Not very satisfying.

  The instructions that I found in my research right you will say to take the step to obtain the Tools package then (well, nothing of the rest of it is important if the tools are not available to me).

  Suggestions?  Advice?

  The required password is for the host.

  A workaround of functions is "sudo su -" of ubuntu host, then start vmplayer from the root prompt.  You must browse the virtual machine since the user doesn't have a history of openness yet... but then there is no prompt asking for a password when you try to download the tools.

• PowerShell remoting to install VMWare tools

  Greetings

  It is true that it is probably focused more on PowerShell and less on VMware VMware tools is the target

  I'm trying to write a script to install VMware tools remotely on the virtual machines that do not have VMware tools installed.

  So far I have the below...

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.HA

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Storage

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Vds

  Se connect-VIServer vCenterserver.domain

  
  

  $username = "domain\username"

  $SecurePassword = Read-Host -Quick ' Enter * FIELD * password " -AsSecureString

  $Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential '

  -ArgumentList $UserName $SecurePassword

  
  

     $VM = "Test01"

     Get-vm $VM | Dismount-Tools

     Get-vm $VM | Mount-Tools

  $RMsession = New-PSSession -ComputerName $VM -Credential $Credentials

  Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$CDRom = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_CDROMDrive | select Drive | ForEach {$_. {{ Drive}}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$Subpath = '\setup.exe s-v - SB ADDLOCAL = all THE REBOOT = R'}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$ExecuteEXE = Join-Path -Path $CDRom -ChildPath $Subpath}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }start-process $executeEXE}

  output

  Remove-PSSession *

  Disconnect VIServer * -confirm:$False

  
  

  I confirmed that $executeEXE = indeed Z:\setup.exe s - v - SB ADDLOCAL = ALL REBOOT = R

  When I run the script in the ISE, I get:

  Start-Process: this command cannot be executed due to the error: the system cannot find the specified file.

  Online: 1 character: 14

  + start-process < < < < $executeEXE

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidOperation: (:)) [Start-Process], InvalidOperationException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: InvalidOperationException, Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartProcessCommand

  It is true that I am very inexperienced with PowerShell remoting.

  It seems that when I run the script it seems in fact be invoking the command on the remote computer, but rather on the local computer. VMware tools are piling up and the path in $executeEXE is 100% correct and the PSSession is also open, no doubt, but not magic?

  Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

  Greetings LucD

  Looks like I may have found the problem.

  Looking for a way run the background process, so that I can do a get-process, while he was running to show he was running, I discovered that start-process allows you to specify the - ArgumentList parameter. (windows - start a detached in PowerShell background process - Stack Overflow) (2 responses)

  So, it looks like this:

  Invoke-Command - Session $RMSession - ScriptBlock {"$CDRom = Get - WmiObject - class Win32_CDROMDrive | select drive"}

  | ForEach {$_.} Disk}; $Subpath = '\setup.exe '; $ExecuteEXE is $CDRom join-Path-Path - ChildPath $Subpath;. start-process $executeEXE - ArgumentList's - v - SB ADDLOCAL = ALL REBOOT = R'}

  To my surprise translates:

  [Test01]: C:\ PS > Get-Process of installation *.

  Manages the NPM PM (K) k VM (M) CPU Id ProcessName

  -------  ------    -----      ----- -----   ------     -- -----------

  68 10 1540 5088 56 3220 0.17 setup

  108 10 2324 7340 76 0.14 3504 setup64

  And VMware tools installed.

  Thank you very much for your time and trouble. Always very appreciated!

• VMware Workstation 11 crashes after installing VMware tools

  As the title suggests, VMware Workstation 11 crashes after installing VMware Tools with a guest Windows 7 x 64. I am running VMware on a host Windows 7 x 64. It happens every time I try to install the guest operating system. Attached to this post are all the newspapers that I could find that I thought would help solve the problem.

  
  

  Thank you

  Wila

  Hello again,

  Maybe the following post helps (where you installed Visual Studio)

  How to troubleshoot Workstation (vmui) - Access Violation Crash? How to troubleshoot Workstation Crash (vmui) - Access Violation? How to troubleshoot Workstation Crash (vmui) - Access Violation?

  --

  Wil

  As you may already know, VMware has just released a major update for 11 workstation (including VMware tools updated). Workstation now works almost perfectly. I don't have accidents since then. This means that I have was right in my post above. This is indeed nothing more than a BETA version of VMware buggy, lazy, masked as a "final". Wow, it looks like that a respectable company like this would not resort to such unethical practices. I mean that you would expect this kind of crap of a company like Electronic Arts, but VMware? Come on guys, you're better than this!

• Cannot install VMWare tools on first installation of VMW Player for Windows

  Y at - it a tip to install VMWare Tools on VMW Player for Windows.  Tried as a Player 7.1.1 and 6.0.5.

  I downloaded the "darwin" and "windows versions" of tools with version management for versions of reader (for Player 6.05 6.05 tools).  But I don't know how to get VMWare to see downloaded files.  I connected the darwin.iso in the folder of the payload for the CD/DVD drive under settings of the virtual computer.

  I always get a dialog box with this message when I select install VMWare Tools in the menu:

  "Cannot find component on the update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator. »

  If you have the appropriate iso image attached to the guest, you have no need to use the "Install VMware Tools" menu - it's all that.  Go to comments and run the installation from the CD-ROM drive.

• The Installation of VMWare tools failed. In any case to force the update/install VMWare tools?

  I used to use VMware Workstation 10 and recently upgraded to VMware workstation 11.  However, whenever I try to install a newer version of VMware tools, it will fail with message saying something like "VMware Tools can be installed in the Virtual Machine.

  Yes, I am trying to install VMware Tools within the guest operating system, but I get this notification for all my virtual machines, I'm running.

  I'm under 6 Virtual Machines simultaneously and they run on Windows 7 32 bit OS and configured with 4 GB of RAM, 1CPU, 100GB HD + 5 GB second HD for the swap file, NO printer, no sound card.

  For each virtual machine, I changed about 50 + key of Windows registry and detect the values to hide from all the programs that they are running on the virtual machine.

  I assume due to records, I changed, it confuses VM installer who it is not running on a Virtual Machine.  Then I tried to change all these registers changed to send it back to the original value, yet I is always the same message.

  I must be missing either some registry values or values that I restored is false. But I don't know which is the case.

  I can simply delete all my Virtual Machines and start again with the new virtual machine, but I don't want to repeat this process whenever a newer version of the VM tools out. and installation of windows and search and replace registry values for each virtual computer is full of works.

  So, here is my question.  Anyone know how to force the update / install VM tools in my virtual machine?

  P.S. I added under scripts in the file .vmx for each of the virtual machines.  I don't think it would cause the problem but just in case I include it.

  SVGA.vramsize = 268435456

  monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "" true ".

  insulation. Tools.getptrlocation.Disable = 'true '.

  insulation. Tools.setptrlocation.Disable = 'true '.

  insulation. Tools.setVersion.Disable = 'true '.

  insulation. Tools.GetVersion.Disable = 'true '.

  monitor_control.disable_directexec = 'true '.

  SMBIOS.reflecthost = 'true '.

  memtrimrate = '0 '.

  mainmem.usenamedfile = "false".

  sched.mem.pshare.Enable = "false".

  prefvmx.userecommendedlockedmemsize = 'true '.

  Tent Installer to get the version information of the hypervisor of underling to see if it is a VM or not.  This is done by contacting by back door.

  Setting monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "true"prevents communication."

• 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.