How to Install or upgrade the VMWare Tools

1.    Select machine on which wants to install/upgrade the VMWare tools (Navigate to Summary > Install/Upgrade VMWare Tools)

     2. Select the Interactive Upgrade option and click on Upgrade.

    3. After upgrade selection you can see and verify the ISO image is connected as mentioned below.

   4. Now take access of machine and mount the attached ISO.

   # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/

   5. Temporary copy the VMWareTools upgrade tar to local machine.

   # mkdir /tmp/vmware

   # cp VMwareTools-10.3.5-10430147.tar.gz /tmp/vmware/

   # cd /tmp/vmware/

   # tar xzvf VMwareTools-10.3.5-10430147.tar.gz

   # cd vmware-tools-distrib/

   # ./vmware-install.pl

   Press “Enter” on asked inputs.

   Once installed the tools successfully it will prompt the status of installed tool and its service status.

   6. Check the service status by below command.

   # /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh “status/start/stop”

   7. It will automatically eject the ISO file, if not then un-mount the ISO file manually and    disconnect/verify it from vCenter.

   8. Check and verify the status of VMware Tools from vCenter.

   9. Re-config the VMWare tools after each Kernel upgrades.

   # ./usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl

   VMware automatic kernel modules: yes

   10. Upgrade VMware Tools in Windows machines.

    Fist attach the ISO as mentioned in Points 1, 2 & 3.

    Take access of machine and open the CD/DVD, there you can see and run the VMware/setup.exe

    Follow the instructions for successfully installation/up gradation of tools.

    Restart the machine when prompted and disconnect the CD/DVD from vCenter.

    Verify the VMware Tools status from vCenter (As mentioned in point no. 8).