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• Installation of the VMWare Tools on Fedora 18 (as a guest)

  Hi all

  I am struggling to find a way to properly install Linux Fedora 18 as a guest computer tools in Windows XP host.

  I managed to download the .exe and I learned, thanks to this forum, that a .iso is created in the right folder by running this program. I mounted the virtual disk in VMWare Player where I installed Fedora 18 and I extracted successfully the. tar.gz, that I placed in the folder "Download".

  However, I have another question and I'm stuck because I can't find more help on this forum:

  When I try to run ' vmware - install.pl ' through the terminal as root (by typing the following command: "sudo./vmware-install.pl" and my password), I get the following response "sudo: cannot run." ("/ vmware - install.pl: no such file or directory ').

  I found in another forum that might be because I do not have law libraries to read the Pearl program, but I have not found which library should I download then.

  I use VMWare Player 5.0.2 build-1031769 and I downloaded VMWare tools by following this link:http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/player/5.0.2/1031769/windows/packages/tools-linux-9.2.3.exe.tar

  I found this link in the following section: http://communities.vmware.com/message/2263344#2263344

  Could you please help me solve this problem?

  Thank you very much!

  It took me less then a minute to find step-by-step Guide: installation VMTools on Fedora18 Google search!

• install Vmware Tools without rebooting

  We need to update the VMware Tools automatically without a reboot. The reboot will be during a security patch deployment.

  What is the procedure for that. ?

  Check out http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1018377 for command-line syntax, or manually, use the Upgrade of interactive tools and choose not to restart. Automatic upgrade tools will restart without asking for confirmation.

• Stop virtual machines with or without VMware tools installed

  So after a power failure major where I work has taken place where the batteries of the UPS only ran about 10 minutes and the emergency generator didn't kick in, I was put in charge of writing a script that starts to stop the virtual machines and servers in a given cluster. Now that I am relatively new to the environment here, so I don't know if all the virtual machines have the tools are installed. I want to cover all bases and the virtual machines that do not have the tools installed. My script done now is it initiates closing the comments on all the virtual machines and check every 10 seconds to 120 seconds for virtual machines go offline if after 120 seconds, there are even virtual machines online, it issues a shutdown command on all servers that have not stopped. Now, he'll catch all the virtual machines, but I don't want the machine have to wait 2 minutes before totality if it can be avoided (remember that this script will be executed when the data center goes to the power of the UPS for every watt account to keep critical systems online). the script throws an error when it cannot stop because no tool is installed, so I thought I could use a try/catch block to catch the error and send just a detroit of turning control of these VMs off. I tried to do, but without success.

  Is it possible that I can either catch the error, or a stop all virtual machines that do not have the tools installed?

  Attached is my code, maybe you can spot what can I do to stop the virtual machines without tools within the do / while loop when errors occur first.

  Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core
  $server = $args [0]
  $cluster = $args [1]
  SE connect-VIServer-Server $server
  $counter = 0
  {}
  If (Get-Cluster-name $cluster | get - vm | where {$_.powerstate - eq 'receiving'}) {}
  If ($counter - eq 0) {}
  Get-Cluster-name $cluster | get - vm | where {$_.powerstate - eq "receptor"} | stop-VMGuest-confirm: $false
  }
  Write-Host "VMs are on waiting" (120-$counter)"seconds"
  $counter = $counter + 10
  Sleep 10
  }
  }
  While ($counter - 110)-or ((Get-VMHost |)) Get - VM | where {$_.powerstate - eq "receptor"}) .count)-No 0
  If ($counter = 120) {}
  Write-Host "certain virtual machines did not not stop properly, tension now.
  Get-Cluster-name $cluster | get - vm | where {$_.powerstate - eq "receptor"} | Stop-VM-confirm: $false
  }
  Write-Host "Putting servers into maintenance mode."
  Get-cluster-name $cluster | Get-vmhost | where {$_.state - eq 'connected'} | Game-VMHost-State "Maintenance".
  Sleep 10
  Write-Host "stop servers."
  Get-cluster-name $cluster | Get-vmhost | where {$_.state - eq 'Maintenance'} | Stop-VMHost-confirm: $false
  Disconnect-VIServer-confirm: $false

  Try something like this

  $vm = Get-VM
  $vm | where {$_.Guest.State -eq "Running"} | Shutdown-VMGuest -Confirm:$false $vm | where {$_.Guest.State -eq "NotRunning"} | Stop-VM -Confirm:$false
  

  Virtual machines running VMware tools will get a judgment of comments, while the virtual machines that do not have the VMware tools running, will get a poweroff.

• CentOS (redhat) e I have vmware tools che non partono automatically

  Ciao a tutti, mi sono che great people knew all the vm centos che ho i tools not partono automatically launch.

  Ho trovato a post molto esplicativo su cosa nelle versioni dei tools official comments happens: in brief gli script di d non sono più in /etc/init.d perched usano 'Upstart' quindi if exposed in the file/etc/init e sono sotto forma di. conf.

  differenze sono che non li con più there great it 'service' born appaiono in chkconfig, e I comandi per gestirli sono

  NEW Command to check tools: status vmware-tools  

  NEW Command to start/stop: start/stop vmware-tools

  He problema e che... is no questi there, e probabilmente per questo non partono Reed automatically, come to this grave error syntax nel vmware - tools.conf che sotto riporto di UN

  (lanciando a beginning of mano /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh i tools partono correctly.)

  Ho googlato a po' e ho visto che esiste knew Ubuntu un comando by links the syntax (init-checkconf) che pero e non nella versione distribuita con CentOS 6.x Upstart di present

  Qualcuno ha sperimentato/solved the cosa?

  
  
  
  ##########################################################################
  # Copyright 2010 VMware, Inc..  All rights reserved. -VMware confidential
  ##########################################################################

  ##########################################################################
  # DO NOT edit this file directly, because it will be overwritten the next
  # duration that VMware tools are installed.
  ##########################################################################

  Description 'services VMware Tools'
  author "VMware, Inc.."

  # Remember to block handlers display until our work is done.  This
  # is to ensure that our core services are running before vmware-user
  # launch.
  start the runlevel [235] or start gdm or kdm to start or prefdm
  stop the runlevel [06]

  before start of /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh exec
  stop after stop of /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh exec

  Hai, tried one revive lo script di riconfigurazione? Hai da da RPM?

  Lo script e vmware-config - tools.pl (da does come from root)

• No automatic installation of VMware Tools after the P2V migration

  I wanted to migrate a Windows XP Machine Workstation 8 and everything worked fine.

  Then I tried to start an application in this virtual machine and it doesn´t work. I made a second migration before tools VMware and the driver installation has been finished, I started the application and it worked. But after installtion it didn t work more.

  I tried to cancel the installation, but that luckily possible.

  My question is: How can I force the virtual machine, that it does not install not the drivers and tools automatically? And how do I install only parts of the drivers and tools?

  Do not turn it on in the first place - or like a rude thing - rename temporarily the windows.iso

• Automate installation of comments and vmware-tools

  Hello

  I worked on a system where I can take a few entries of a user, and then create a virtual computer by using these inputs. After that, I need to install the operating system on the virtual machine. I can do this using kickstart or similar methods for windows clients.

  In the end, I need to install vmware-tools on the system so that I can get the IP address of the newly installed host. I can completely automate this last step? Is there another way for me to get the IP address of comments address without installing vmware-tools. Please do not ask me to use arptools or such a method for looking for mac/ip mappings.

  It is mandatory to install vmware tools inside the guest, so that you can get the IP address of the host information.

• automate vmware tools upgrade / installation

  Hello

  I found this on a post on communities to automate the vmware tools update / install:

  $installerArgs = "REBOOT ="ReallySuppress"'"

  Get - VM | % {(Get-vue $_).} UpgradeTools_Task ($installerArgs)}

  Variable initialization happens witout no Pb, but when I copy the second line (with a machine virtual name suite Get - VM of course) it gives me this:

  C:\ & gt; Get - VM GQN00549 | % {(Get-vue $_).} UpgradeTools_Task ($i

  nstallerArgs)}

  Get-view: 2010-05-27 15:59:19 invalid Get-view object specified for

  parameter Id - "VirtualMachineImpl". Valid types are ManagedObjectReference and

  Required string.

  On line: 1 char: 32

  + Get - VM GQN00549 | % {(Get-View & lt; & lt; & lt; & lt;  $_). UpgradeTools_Task ($installerArgs)}

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: [(GQN00549:VirtualMachineImpl)]

  Get - view], VimException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Core_GetVIView_TryGetIdParam_InvalidValue, VMware

  . VimAutomation.Commands.DotNetInterop.GetVIView

  You can not call a method on a null value expression.

  On line: 1 char: 54

  + Get - VM GQN00549 | % {(Get-vue $_).} UpgradeTools_Task & lt; & lt; & lt; & lt; ($installerArgs)}

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidOperation: (UpgradeTools_Task:String) [].

  RuntimeException

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: InvokeMethodOnNull

  I'm a newbie on powerCLI so is someone can debug this for me please?

  THX

  Try:

  $installerArgs = 'REBOOT="ReallySuppress"'
  (Get-VM | Get-View).UpgradeTools_Task($installerArgs)
  

  Regards Robert

• Is it possible to automate upgrades of VMware Tools with Foglight Standard Edition?

  Its probably a stupid question but don't Foglight Standard Edition (6.5) have an automated function upgrade VMware Tools?

  Thank you!

  HI - not sorry that it's not, you will have to do it in vCenter. (there is no such thing a stupid question on these forums!)

• VMWare Workstation 12 and 18 of Linux Mint (Ubuntu 16.04) and vmware tools or open-vmware-tools

  I created a new virtual machine using VMWare Workstation 12.1.1 build-3770994 with a guest OS from Linux Mint 18 (which is built on top of Ubuntu 16.04). I have two monitors on my system, the two 2560 x 1440. I am unable to get this virtual machine Linux Mint 18 to cover all of my two monitors when I disable "Accelerate 3D graphics" in my vm settings, I get an error. I have another Linux Mint 17 VM running on the same VMWare Workstation 12 on the same host machine from Windows 10 and it is able to expand on my two monitors very well with "Accelerate 3D graphics" disabled, but he does not open-vmware-tools.

  I have read instructions telling me to install open-vm-Tools-Office in this guest operating system of Linux Mint 18. I did it. Then I restart the guest operating system. When starting, I can click on 'Enter full screen mode' in my menu of VMWare Workstation, and the guest OS has a monitor as expected. When I then click on "Cycle multiple monitors", I get the following error. "The virtual machine could not be changed to the selected screen layout. If you add a monitor to the host computer, you must turn off and turn on the virtual machine to use this monitor. »

  

  I can optimize my VM to automatic adjustment, only one of my two screens, but not both. I tried to uninstall and reinstall open-vm-tools, open-vm-tools-desktop and restart. I tried to use /vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl's original vmware tools and who does not work either.

  In my vmware.log, I get these two lines that occur when I get the above error.

  2016 07-12 T 15: 43:19.068 - 06:00 | MKS | I125: ToolsSetDisplayTopology: send rpcMsg = 1 DisplayTopology_Set, 0 0 2560 1440

  2016 07-12 T 15: 43:24.768 - 06:00 | MKS | I125: ToolsSetDisplayTopology: rpcMsg sending = DisplayTopology_Set 2, 0 0 2560 1440, 2560 0 2560 1440

  2016 07-12 T 15: 43:24.853 - 06:00 | vCPU-1 | I125: TOOLS of the call to DisplayTopology_Set failed.

  When I activate "Accelerate 3D graphics" with the configuration described above, I am able to use both of my monitors. Why is this the case?

  I think remember having to disable "Accelerate 3D graphics" in my Linux Mint 17 comments vm because it would crash randomly. I try to run this VM Linux Mint 18 with 3D acceleration and see if it crashes, but why is there a difference with spanning multiple monitors?

  Thank you.

  I didn't experience this problem for a few weeks. I don't have a definitive answer to my original problem.

  I installed Mate instead of cinnamon 3 to my MINT 18. Then, I created a new VM with Ubuntu Gnome 3 16.04 running as the OF. I did have problems with both approaches. I also tried using Firefox as my main browser instead of Chrome, as I read that Chrome can have problems of memory. It could be a combination of several of these changes that have allowed me to work without problems.

  Knowing what I know now, I think the move away from cinnamon 3 is what seems to have fixed my problems. I can certainly say that you use Firefox consumes less memory, as I can monitor the monitor system under Ubuntu. Chrome would eventually eat all my system memory, that I could see. The extent of the why? I'm not sure at this point.

• VMware Tools missing in the Installation of VMware Player 7

  Hi all

  If I try to install/upgrade to update VMware Tools after the Installation of VMware Player 7 no ISO will be connected to the virtual machine.

  I checked the directory of Installation of VMware Player for the ISOs of the tools but no ISOs are there.

  Can you help me out of this Situation or is it a missing element in the installer?

  Thank you

  Michael

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• 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?

• VMware tools are not installed

  I have vmware player v6 on a windows machine

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• Upgrade VMware Tools in the form of scheduled tasks

  Hi all

  I need to upgrade my VM to the latest version of VMware Tools (9.0.10 since 5.1.0 Update 2).

  As some of the virtual machine are used in a production environment, reset must be done during the night on weekends.

  I wanted to create a scheduled task for the automatic update of the VMware Tools, but unfortunately, this task is not available.

  I wonder if there is a way to create tasks scheduled using the Scheduler of vSphere.

  Thank you very much in advance for your help.

  Best regards, Werner

  Hi Werner,.

  PFB the process to install VMtool without restarting the machines.

  1. click on any virtual machine that needs the tools updated

  2. right click on the vm and hover over the comments and select Install/Upgrade VMware tools

  3. click on automatic tools upgrade and Advanced Options enter the command of follow-up

  "/S /v" /qn REBOOT = R.

  VMware KB: Install VMware Tools in a Windows virtual machine

  BR

  JD

• AutoFit Guest stopped working after update the VMWare Tools

  I've updated Workstation version 8 to 10.  I had several virtual machines of Windows 7 x 64 I then updated with the latest VMWare tools (v9.6.1.1378637).  Now, one of the virtual machines will not automatically resize correctly.  (Three other virtual machines with the same o/s resize correctly and with Windows Server 2008 resizes correctly.)  Workstation is set to Autosize > Autofit guest.  The resized correctly VM before VMWare Tools has been updated.  In other words, the auto resizing feature worked for the virtual machine within the 10 workstation when the previous version of VMWare Tools was installed.  Upgrade VMWare Tools triggered behavior.  When I use the 'Fit Guest Now' view of the virtual machine command flashes but does not resize.  When the my computer window is resized, the prompt is not resized.

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  Update of material compatibility on the virtual machine to which auto resize has stopped working has helped auto resize again.  Hardware compatibility was 6, 5-7.x.  I've updated to be compatible with 10.

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  I didn't want to answer my own question but hope this helps people who have encountered this particular problem.