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• How to install VMware Tools on multiple virtual machines

  This weekend, I'll upgrade my environment at 3.5 update 4 and, in doing so, I need to upgrade all of the vmware tools install and am looking for a way to do it without connect to each virtual machine.  I found some posts that are not too encouraging (upgrade to vShere and via updatemanager or change the settting on the virtual machine to check an update of tools when it boot) I was looking for a script or something that's not going to be too demanding.

  Thank you

  You can select a group of virtual machines, right-click and choose Install/Upgrade VMware Tools.  Make sure the automatic upgrade of the tools is selected, and who should do it.

• 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.

• 7 - fusion '3D Acceleration requires an update of the VMware tools in the Virtual Machine'

  Hello

  I installed the free Fusion 7 trial this week on my iMac and subsequently installed Windows 8.

  The resolution of the screen under Windows is very low compared to the Mac OS.

  In addition, I have the warning message in the Windows display settings:

  '3D acceleration requires an update of the VMware tools in the Virtual Machine'

  I also note that the display driver in Windows is the display driver database with Microsoft.

  A few weeks ago I installed version 6 of Fusion and it worked very well.

  Any ideas?

  Thank you

  John.

  Take a look at the installation and the use of the VMware tools and more spicifically to manually install or upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine.

  If by chance, VMware Fusion is not properly mounting image VMware Tools windows.iso file then you have to do it manually.  It is located in "/ Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/isoimages/windows.iso" and will have to be copied, not moved, in a location that is accessible out of the bundle of VMware Fusion.app as the office.  If you need to do this, you can right click on the bundle of VMware Fusion.app see the content of the selection box and access its location to copy.  To assign the windows.iso on the CD/DVD image, take a look at: Connect and Set Up a CD/DVD Drive

• Single VMDK for multiple virtual machines in esx3.5?

  Hello

  Is it possible to use a single VMDK to host several VM in ESX3.5 or is this feature on the way?  I think the vmware view tech that allows you to host multiple virtual machines to a single image and store only the deltas for VMS replca.

  We organize several ts who are about 12 GB per image, and each server is essentially the same.  It would reduce the space if these could be consolidated at the level of vmware.

  Thank you very much.

  What you are referring to the notion of linked Clones, it's something completely different to share a single VMDK.  with linked clones, you actually run mulitple copies of a single Machine.  This fuinctionality is not available in ESX Raw but is a characteristic of Lab Manager and VMware View Premium.

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• List of data store, SpaceProvisioned, Spaceused for multiple virtual machines

  Hello

  I want to list the data store, the SpaceProvisioned, the Spaceused for several virtual machines.

  I wrote the following lines, but this didn t work:

  $vms = get - VM v998spwmv10175n
  {foreach ($vm to $vms)
  $vmname = $vm. Name
  $vmdiskprovisioned = $vm. ProvisionedSpaceGB
  $vmdiskused = $vm. UsedSpaceGB
  $vmdiskpath = get-disk hard - VM $vm | Select file name
  Select @{N = "VMname"; E = {$vmname}},
  @{N = "VMDiskPath"; E = {$vmdiskpath}},
  @{N = "VMDiskProvisioned"; E = {$vmdiskprovisioned}},
  @{N = "VMDiskUsed"; E = {$vmdiskused}} | Format-Table

  }

  What wrong with it? I'm away right?

  THX in advance

  Chakoe

  The following script lists each vDisk in a separate line. The VMDiskProvisioned and VMDiskUsed properties are always those of the virtual machine.

  $vms = Get-VM v998spwmv10175n
  & {foreach ( $vm in $vms ) {
    $vmname = $vm.Name
    $vmdiskprovisioned = $vm.ProvisionedSpaceGB
    $vmdiskused = $vm.UsedSpaceGB
    foreach ($HardDisk in (Get-Harddisk -VM $vm)) {
      $HardDisk | Select-Object -Property @{N="VMname"; E={$vmname }},
            @{N="VMDiskPath"; E={$HardDisk.FileName}},
            @{N="VMDiskProvisioned"; E={$vmdiskprovisioned }},
            @{N="VMDiskUsed"; E={$vmdiskused  }}
    }
  }}
  

• RDM mapping for multiple virtual machines

  Hi all,

  I created and associated with a 6 GB LUN me ESXi host 5.

  Now I need map that drive more then a VM under this host, I managed to add the first virtual machine disk (via 'change settings' > 'Add' > 'hard drive' > "raw device mapping"), but when I try to do the same thing to another virtual machine, I do not see the disk I used befor in the list "select target lun.

  So, is it possible to connect this same disk as raw device to VM, then one more?

  -Thanks!

  Depending on your configuration (Cluster-in-a-box, Cluster-across-boxes) you may need to configure the mode of virtual SCSI controller properly. Please take a look at http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-50-mscs-guide.pdf?lang=en for more details.

  André

• VMDK (s) shared for multiple virtual machines

  I've seen several threads on this topic, but nothing that meets quite what I'm trying to do.  I'll start by saying that I am new to the world of ESX.  I'm running ESX 3.5 (original installed license, it has since been upgraded to vSphere, but we have not yet updated the physical server).

  We have several Terminal servers running that are identical in configuration, we are looking at a SAN option but for now, we use only local storage and which has since been used to the top... and I'm putting online the more TS VM reduce the pressure on the current criteria.

  So what I was wondering if I can do (from what I've read I know that some version of it is possible, so I guess it takes more than one type of "going to work" issue) VMDK share among the many running VM.  My thoughts on this came with kind in 3 different ways:

  Have all use the same root VMDK with modifications used just for the name/IP (I think I read that it is possible through a root pointer VMDK file)

  B - Individual VMDK for installation of windows, but they all share the same VMDK 'data' hard drive which would contain "documents and settings" and "program files" location.

  C inverse of B, a VMDK root with the Windows installation, then a VMDK separate data for each virtual computer.

  The current servers are Windows 2003, but brand-new launched will be 2008 (I have a test box 2008 until now, which is what has exhausted the rest of my HD space... and that disk VMDK is really small, so I wish it were).

  Looks like you could find some advantages to implement related Clones, here are a few documents that explain the differences between a linked and thick clone and how they work:

  http://www.VMware.com/support/WS55/doc/ws_clone_overview.html

  http://Rodos.Haywood.org/2008/12/storage-analysis-of-VMware-view.html

  If this sounds like it fits your needs, it various VMware products which support this and they all have their pro/cons, and you need to assess according to your requirements and use cases:

  VMware Lab Manager

  VMware View 3

  vSphere 4 (using the API and write your own script/application)

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  Scripts for VMware ESX/ESXi and resources at: http://engineering.ucsb.edu/~duonglt/vmware/

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• Determine the version of VMware tools on all virtual machines

  I found a powershell script that shows how to enumerate the vmtools on a virtual machine version, it is possible to use a script to display the version on all virtual machines without hard coding names? Thanks in advance for your help.

  You can try something like this

  get-vm | % { get-view $_.ID } | select Name, @{ Name="ToolsVersion"; Expression={$_.config.tools.toolsVersion}}
  

• a simplistic way to change Mac for multiple virtual machines

  Hi all

  I was wondering, what is your perfered method to change MAC to a large number of virtual machines? I just cloned on 8 virtual machines to another host and VEEAM duplicated the MAC as well. So I need to change MAC 3 for each virtual computer and I got 8 of them to do so.

  I wonder if there is a quick and easy way to do this and then enter the settings?

  Thank you

  Davy

  Good afternoon

  Following the line to change the mac address of a virtual machine, preferably if VMs are turned off.

  Get - VM test | Get-NetworkAdapter-name "card1 network | Game-NetworkAdpater - MacAddress 00:50:56:3F:FF:FF - confirm: $false

• report for multiple virtual machines created

  I have a virtual machine creation script that I modified in order to be able to run in a loop using a CSV file to create more than one virtual machine at once. My original script send me an e-mail message for example:

  VM	IPaddress	CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT	Memory	ToolsVer	ToolStatus	Data store	Folder	ESXiHost
  MyVM	123.45.67.89	3	4096

  8384

  toolsOk

  myDS

  My-file
  

  myesxhost
  

  The problem that I want to try to figure out how can I get ALL the VM's on an e-mail report. Right now, because it's a loop, each VM I create will send a report. So if I put it up to build 4 vm, it will send 4 emails... I don't like it.

  How my script works pretty well...

  {foreach ($var in $vmlist)

  script here

  ...

  ...

  ...

  
  # Create and send emails report - Start #.
  #
  Function create HTMLTable {}
  Param([array]$array)
  $arrHTML = $Array | ConvertTo-Html
  $arrHTML [-1] is $arrHTML [-1]. ToString(). Replace ("< body / > < / html >", "")
  Return $arrHTML [5.2000]
  }

  $output = @)
  $output += ' < html > < head > < / head > < body table > < style > {border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; police-size: 8pt; background-color: #ccc; width: 100% ;}} Th {text-align: left ;}} TD {background-color: #fff; width: 20%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px ;}} Body {do-family: verdana; do-size: 12pt ;}} H1 {make-size: 12pt ;}} H2 {make-size: 10pt ;} < / style > '}
  $output += ' < H2 > the virtual machines created < / H2 > '
  $output += ' < H2 > < / H2 > '
  #$Report = @)
  $Report = New-Object - TypeName system.collections.arraylist
  foreach ($vm in get-vm-name $var.myvms)
  {
  ...

  ...

  ...

  ...

  ...
  $report.add ($reportedvm) | out-null
  

  }

  
  If ($HTML - eq 'Yes') {}
  $output += '< p > '.
  $output += '< p > '.
  $output += create HTMLTable $report $output += '< /p >.
  $output += ' < body / > < / html > "
  $output | Add a content-$FileHTML
  }
  If ($SendEmail - eq 'Yes') {}
  $body = get-Content $FileHTML | Out-string
  Send-MailMessage - to $EmailFrom - to $EmailTo - subject $EmailSubject - SmtpServer $EmailSMTP - body $body - BodyAsHtml}
  #

  }

  OK, I have to spend it at the moment, I can't work.

  Thank you

• Modify the script for multiple virtual machines

  I'm working on the powercli user to change the CPU and the memory of several virtual machines.

  I found the perfect scenario created: http://ict-freak.nl/2010/05/07/powercli-script-to-schedule-memory-and-or-vcpu-updowngrade/comment-page-1/#comment-20336

  But it's only for 1 VM.

  Can someone tell me to change so do several virtual machines.  A text file would be ideal, but I'm ready for anything as this point, nothing I try does not work.

  Thank you.

  You could do

  foreach ($vm in Get-VM-name (Get-Content:\Powercli_scripts\servers.txt))

  I don't know why it's poweroffs randomly.

  You can add the - WhatIf parameter on this line, like that it will only say what he does, without actually running the cmdlet.

• Upgrade VMware Tools in ESXi

  Hello

  I can't find how to upgrade vmware ESXi 4.0 to latest tools, or is it automatically upgrade itself to the latest version? I mean not for the guest OS but for ESXi. So when I install VMware Tools on a new guest OS I get the latest VMware tools.

  Thank you

  / Martin

  Hello

  You need to update your ESXi host, usually new updated comes with its own updated VMware tools. Use the Manager to update to patch/update your ESXi hosts. Once the host is update/upgrade VMware tools in the virtual machines will also have the opportunity to upgrade to the latest version.

  Hope this information is helpful

  Nikhil

• Upgrade VMware Tools post 5 upgrade

  I have updated vCenter to 5 and have my first ESXi host also running 5. Most of the time, it was a pretty easy upgrade. Now, I have two other guests are still running 4.1 and all our virtual machines are run on these hosts. By doc upgrade, then next step is to upgrade VMware tools for each virtual computer. Almost all of our machines virtual under Windows 2 k 8 and 2 k 3.

  The problem I have is in vSphere Client 5, when I try to upgrade the tools, it throws an error that the tools are already up to date. I don't know what is the current version, but I show version 8.3.2 build 257589 installed. If I try to vMotion one of these virtual machines to the ESXi 5 host, he erred in declaring the virtual material is incorrect.

  
  The specific error is "the version of VMware Tools is already up to date" installed in the virtual machine

  Any ideas?

  Thank you!

  Josh

  The error has nothing to do with VMware tools. It is more a problem with the types of CPU of the ESXi host and cluster settings. What type/model of CPU you have in your hosts and have you enabled EVC on the cluster?

  André

• How upgrade VMware tools Web Client 5.5

  Hi all

  I was wondering how upgrade you VMware tools on a virtual machine in the web client 5.5 without using tools to upgrade to the next option reboot inside the virtual machine.  When you go into the VM options is grayed out just

  

  Let me know,

  Thank you

  • The Web Client vSphere incorrectly invites you to update the VMware Tools, even in the last version.
  • A yellow banner will appear in the summary tab for the virtual machine with the message:

    VMware Tools is obsolete on this virtual machine.

  • The Web Client vSphere may or may not give you the option to update the VMware Tools.
  • When you try to update the virtual machine of VMware Tools reports the installed version is earlier than the version currently running.
  • In the view hosts and Clusters of the army of ESXi, related objects , the affected virtual machine tab shows the version of VMware Tools is common.
  • Tab summary of the view models and virtual computers for the affected virtual machine, VMware Tools version is listed as current.

  Cause

  When VMware Tools is installed in a virtual machine and the virtual machine is then migrated to a host older ESXi, vSphere Web Client correctly detects that the version of VMware Tools installed is equal to or greater than the version provided by the ESXi host where the virtual machine resides. However, the yellow banner is designed to match the version of VMware Tools exact provided by the host against the virtual machine.

  Resolution

  This question is only cosmetic.

  If the State of VMware Tools is listed as a current, you can ignore this message