When you select the command to install or upgrade VMware Tools, the virtual machine’s first virtual CD-ROM disk drive temporarily connects to the VMware Tools ISO file for your guest operating system. Each type of guest operating system, including Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, has an ISO image file. The CD-ROM in your guest operating system detects the ISO image file. The installers for VMware Tools are ISO image files. When you install VMware Tools, the utilities in the suite enhance the performance of the guest operating system in your virtual machine and improve the management of your virtual machines.įor information about creating virtual machines, see the documentation for the applicable VMware product. Although your guest operating systems can run without VMware Tools, many VMware features are not available until you install VMware Tools. Having read this article, you should be able to install VMware Tools on any Linux or Windows operating system.Installing VMware Tools is part of the process of creating a new virtual machine, and upgrading VMware Tools is part of the process of keeping your virtual machine up to current standards. The CD drive will automatically be dismounted at the end of the installation. Once the installation is complete, it will suggest that you restart the machine to propagate the changes. The installation wizard will then ask you to accept the licenses and select the type of installation (we recommend the "Full Installation"). Double-click it to start the installation of the Tools. Windowsįind the disk in the "workstation" of your VM. Once the installation is complete, the VMware Tools disk will automatically be unregistered from the system. Then unpack the VMware Tools archive (located in /tmp) using the following commands: # cd /tmp$ tar xvf /mnt/VMwareTools*.tar.gz # cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib #. Then mount the volume using the following command: # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt Select Install VMware Tools from the ensuing menu. Right-click the VM on which you wish to install VMware Tools and highlight Guest OS on the drop-down menu.
If the distribution you are using offers this, you will be able to find the Open VM Tools under the package name: open-vm-tools Linux (Older Versions) This allows VMware Tools to be maintained in the same way as other components of the VM's OS. Most recent Linux distributions offer the installation of VMware Tools via their package management systems. SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 and higher.Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 and higher.This installation method is valid for the following versions of GNU/Linux: For more information for operating systems not covered here, please see the VMware documentation for VMware Tools. The procedure for installing VMware Tools varies depending on the OS on your VM.
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