MRS. install vmware tools when retrieving test?

Hi all

When I test recovery on my VMs on some of them, I see VMware tools has been installed or updated.

I don't know if SRM or something else tries to install VMware tools.

Thank you

Ne0

Hello

SRM does nothing about the VMware tools. He doesn't manipulate (install\uninstall\update\modify) not the tools somehow.

Kind regards

Nik

Tags: VMware

Similar Questions

Install VMWare Tools running under VMWare Server 2 Server

I have converted a physical server using VMWare converter 4.
When I start VMWare server 2 using the vmdk file converted - I need to install VMWare tools on this server.
How do I do that?

If you return to vCenter Converter, which you can do it from another machine that installed him as long as he has access to hard and you .vmx files product, there is an option to "configure the Machine' rather than 'Convert the Machine' and this should allow installation of the tools in the image. If the converted image actually starts on the server 2.0 then there is an option in the web interface (https://yourserver:8333) to install VMware Tools when the prompt is selected in the left pane.

Guy Leech

VMware vExpert 2009

---

If you have found this device or any other answer useful please consider the use of buttons useful or Correct to award points.

problem of rookie when installing vmware tools

I installed VMware Tools successfully, but when I try to configure the real GUI, told me that I must be an administrator to perform tasks. I tried to change (what I thought was root) my login to an administrator and tried to do a su - root in Terminal mode. Order root authentication fails. I tried this in Ubuntu and Fedora when I know that the only created account was the one I use. I have to redo the installation and create the first user "root"? I don't get a sign # in mode Terminal - just the sign $. My main goals are to allow a reader to CD-ROM and full screen.

Hello, try
```
sudo su
```
instead of su - root

Upgrade to 2.0.6 Fusion and when "install VMware tools" is selected - nothing happens

First time poster. Search discussions but have not seen a solution to my situation (I hope that I was not missing). After you have made the choice to install VMware Tools, the option under the Virtual Machine then offers a selection of "Cancel VMware Tools Installation" but seems to be charged is stuck. Yellow warning sign icon at the bottom right highlights "VMware tools can be improved" and when you click it, a context menu appears asking permission for Windows host process (Rundll32) to run and do so brings the VMware tools properties but clicking OK or update tools does nothing.
Any help would be appreciated. I am running Snow Leopard with Vista in my VM.

When clicked on install VMware Tools in the menu of the Virtual Machine that fusion inserted the ISO image in the CD/DVD and in the case of the Windows OS if the VMware tools set up does not automatically that the user must manually run the setup.exe from the CD/DVD drive.

If for example you should just start button and in the search box, type d:\setup, where "d:" is the drive letter assigned to the CD/DVD and then the installer should appear in the list and you can just double-click it.

error general system when installing vmware tools

Hello world
"I converted two servers today and it went well except that when I try to install vmware tools I get the message" an error General sysytem ' internal error.
the windows.iso file is not in the folder vmimages sos I think that's the problem. is that correct? I have the vmware cd in the drive, no idea how to recover the iso in directory and this causes my error?
My two vms have connections of 10 MB and I need them for Monday morning, any help is greatly appreciated. my support is with dell and they told me today they have no experts in vmware at the weekend? (ill b that resuming Monday morning to our account mgr)

Hello

Transferred to the virtual machine and OS forum comments.

You get the error then 'install' or 'mount' the ISO image?

Also, you go through and remove all equipment and unused hardware drivers of your virtual machine after the P2V?

Best regards
Edward L. Haletky
VMware communities user moderator, VMware vExpert 2009
====
Author of the book ' VMWare ESX Server in the enterprise: planning and securing virtualization servers, Copyright 2008 Pearson Education.
Blue gears and SearchVMware Pro items - top of page links of security virtualization - Security Virtualization Round Table Podcast

How to install VMware tools correctly on Linux Mint 15 cinnamon on Fusion 5.0.3

Hello
First of all, I understand that Linux Mint is not supported (side: anyone know if this will change?), so I appreciate any help. My main problem is with the folders shared
Dead ends
So far, I've run into some dead ends:
1. I watched install VMware Tools in Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (Olivia) - YouTube - but this facility has been the "'VMware Workstation 9.0.2 ' and the author admits"I don't know if it works or not with the fusion." "
2 I downloaded a a copy of the latest vmwaretools for linux of deposit of CDS - /www/stage/session-32/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/5.0.3/1040386/packages only to find it was exactly the same as the package vmwaretools this merger gives me at least VMwareTools - 9.2.2 - 893383
Some success
I had some mild success by running the following commands before installing - it seems to stop error messages:
```
apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
sudo apt-get install xinetd
```
But my MAJOR PROBLEM IS...
When I try to activate the shared folders while the guest is running, I see a message:
Or if I turn on shared folders when the guest does NOT work, I don't get an error message - but I don't see either record hgfs under/MNT
Other research
I read can't see the shared folders in Linux guest (Windows host) and Re: sharing files on drive betw host and the guest does not work on Ubuntu 13.04 and even tried to run the script vmtoolspatch of WoodyZ of this post - with the following result:
```
user@GNS3WB62 /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib $ ./vmtoolspatch 
 
 
patching file driver.c
Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] n
Apply anyway? [n] y
Hunk #1 FAILED at 152.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 1978.
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1962 (offset -71 lines).
2 out of 3 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file driver.c.rej
patching file inode.c
Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] n
Apply anyway? [n] y
Hunk #1 succeeded at 62 with fuzz 2 (offset 12 lines).
 
 
To install VMware Tools type the following
commands, pressing Enter after each:
 
 
cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
sudo ./vmware-install.pl
```
But after the installation of the VMware shared folders tools has not always worked.
My plea
Someone has successfully shared folder with Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (32 bit - no codecs) invited 5.0.3 fusion and if so could you share the steps that you used?
My system Details
I tried this using VMware Fusion 5.0.3 in both a
MacMini running Lion Server (OS X 10.7.5) 2 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB of DDR3 memory and a
MacBook Pro running 2.8 GHz Intel Core Duo 8 GB DDR3 (OS X 10.8.4) Mountain Lion
I have only this tried using Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (32 bit - no codecs)

Well, starting with the basic installation created by using the linuxmint-15-cinnamon-dvd-nocodecs-32bit.iso image under VMware Fusion 5.0.3 I did the following.

sudo apt - get install linux-headers-$(uname-r)

sudo ln-s/usr/src/linux-headers-$ (uname-r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname-r)/include/linux/version.h

Excerpt from vmtoolspatch.zip in my Home Directory.

Excerpt from the VMware Tools VMwareTools - 9.2.2 - 893683.tar.gz to: / tmp

Open a Terminal, by default, the base directory, then:

wkz@linuxmint15x86nc ~ $. / vmtoolspatch

patch the file driver.c

patching file inode.c

To install VMware Tools, type the following command

commands, pressing ENTER after each:

CD/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib

sudo./VMware-install.pl

wkz@linuxmint15x86nc ~ $ cd/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib

wkz@linuxmint15x86nc/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib $ sudo./vmware-install.pl

Once VMware Tools have been installed, I rebooted and had access to the VMware shared folders.

So it works with the basic install however I do not run apt - get update then apt - get upgrade or use one kernel other then the default. So once the changes then the scrip may not work and I don't have time to test each variable and am just trying to give some automated solution just to make it easier to patch based on what is said in the Notes section in the script. Really don't want to maintain it and others can build on this and or do something similar.

Make sure that the stamp of Date/time on the file vmtoolspatch is Jul 15 00:04:00 2013 as who has worked with this test.

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!

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.

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.

Ubuntu LTS 14.04 will not install VMWare Tools ability to shared folders

Get the following error when trying to install VMWare Tools within a host running Ubuntu LTS 14.04. I tried to open a ticket in the VMWare system and got an error (lose faith in Vmware here as an ESXi + client Fusion...)

Looks like Vmware must update VMware tools for Ubuntu 14.04 kernel headers?

make: Entering directory ' / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs - only '
/ usr/bin/make /lib/modules/3.13.0-24--c generic/build/include /... SUBDIRS = $PWD SRCROOT = $PWD. \
MODULEBUILDDIR = modules
make [1]: Entering directory ' / usr/src/linux-headers-3.13. 0-24-generic '
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/Backdoor.o
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/backdoorGcc64.o
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/bdhandler.o
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpName.o
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpNameLinux.o
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpNameLite.o
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/dentry.o
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/dir.o
CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/file.o
/ tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/file.c: In function 'HgfsOpen':
/ tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:685:27: error: incompatible type for argument 3 of 'HgfsSetUidGid'
(current_fsuid(), current_fsgid());
^
In file included from/tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:46:0:
/ tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / fsutil.h:92:6: Note: expected "uid_t" but the argument is of type 'kuid_t'
void HgfsSetUidGid (struct inode * parent)
^
/ tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:685:27: error: incompatible type for argument 'HgfsSetUidGid' 4
(current_fsuid(), current_fsgid());
^
In file included from/tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:46:0:
/ tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / fsutil.h:92:6: Note: expected 'gid_t"but the argument is of type 'kgid_t'
void HgfsSetUidGid (struct inode * parent)
^
make [2]: * [/ tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs -only/file.o] Error 1
make [1]: * [_module_/tmp/modconfig -vL08ip/vmhgfs-only] error 2
make [1]: leaving directory ' / usr/src/linux-headers-3.13. . 0-24-generic '
make: * [vmhgfs.ko] error 2
make: leaving directory ' / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs - . only '
The filesystem (vmhgfs module) driver is used only for the shared folder
feature. The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is designed to work
regardless of this function.
If you want the shared folders feature, you can install the driver of
running vmware-config - tools.pl once after being assured that gcc, binutils, make
and your kernel sources are installed on your computer.
These packages are available on the installation of your distribution CD.
[Press the Enter key to continue]

Seems to work fine with the tools in the recent update to VMware Fusion 6.0.3:

http://www.VMware.com/go/downloadfusion

Certainly the tools should be updated in order to support a view recent guests of Ubuntu Unity (disabled, sofar, also with 6.0.3 + 14.04): maybe in Fusion 6.1, who knows...

without assistance/silent install VMware Tools

Greetings,
When you try to make an installation in silent mode on a virtual computer by using the info in http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 2000399 I get no results.
I tried the following commands:
/Fvomus 'c:\Temp\VMware Tools64.msi' msiexec /qb ADDLOCAL = DELETE ALL THE = ThinPrint, WYSE REBOOT = ReallySuppress

== > That says it all exists in the event log, but nothing is installed. Construction/tools version number remains the same.

/Fvomus "c:\Temp\VMware Tools64.msi" msiexec /qn REBOOT = R ADDLOCAL = DELETE ALL THE = Hgfs, WYSE, ThinPrint
== > Same story.
'c:\Temp\VMware Tools64.msi' /Fvomus msiexec/qb-ADDLOCAL = ALL R EBOOT = ReallySuppress

== > When I use this, I get a short jump to the top of the installation of tools from, however after this screen nothing happens, even though it says that the installation was successful.

Does anyone have better luck upgrading VMware tools using a command?

Thanks in advance,

Bram

Have you checked the doc link below

http://communities.VMware.com/docs/doc-12413?TSTART=0

&

VMware KB: Install VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine

MRS. install vmware tools when retrieving test?

Similar Questions

Dead ends

Some success

But my MAJOR PROBLEM IS...

Other research

My plea

My system Details

Maybe you are looking for