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OperatingSystem Specific Packages for Linux Guest Opera tg Systems 12Disable Access Protection from the McAfee Antivirus VirusScan Console 16Automating VMware Tools Installation for Multiple Windows Virtual Machines 17Manually Installing VMware Tools on a Windows Virtual Machine 21Manually Installing VMware Tools on a Linux Virtual Machine 22Manually Installing VMware Tools in a MacOSX Virtual Machine 24Manually Installing VMware Tools on a Solaris Virtual Machine 24Manually Installing VMware Tools on a NetWare Virtual Machine 26Manually Installing VMware Tools on a FreeBSD Virtual Machine 27Configure Virtual Machines to Automatically Upgrade VMware Tools 30
About This BookIntended AudienceThe V Mio are Tools G wide describes howto install.upgrade, and configure VMware ToolsThis information is intended for anyone who wants to install, upgrade, and conf gure VMware Tools.Theinformation is written for system administrators who are familiar with virtualization.VMware Technical Publications provides a glossary of terms that might be unfamiliar to you.For deh nitionsof terms as they are used in VMware technical documentation, goto
VMware Tools is a set of services and modules that enable several features in VMware products for bettermanagement of, and seamless user interactions with, guests operating systems.For example, VMware Tools has the ability to:Pass messages from the host opera ing system to the guest operatingsystem.Customize guest operating systems as apart of the v Center Server and other VMware products^VMware Tools Service, on page 7“VMware Tools Device Drivers, on page 8^VMware User Process, on page 10VMware Tools Lifecycle Management on page 11“Opera tng System Specific Packages for Linux Guest Operating Systems, on page 12Authenticates guest user operations.Generates heartbeats from guest operatingsystem to hosts so that VMware High Availability candetermine availabilty of guest operating a ystems.Synchronizes clocks between guest operatingsystem and hosts or client desktops.Quiesce s guest filesystems so that host can capture ft le-system-consistent guest snapshots.Executes pre-freeze-script.bat and post-thaw-script.bat while qui esc ing guest filesystemsCustomizes guest operating systems immediately after powering on virtual machinesEnables Shared Folders between host and guest filesystems on VMware Workstation andEnables copying and pasting of text graphics, and iles between guest operating systems and hosts orclient desktops.Run scripts that help automate guest operatingsystem operations.The scripts run when the power stateof the virtual machine changes.Synchronize the time in the guest operatingsystem with the time on the host operatingsystemVMware To os Life cyd le Management provides a simpli fed and scalable approach for installation andupgrade of VMware Tools It includes a number of feature enhancements, driver-related enhancements, andsupport for new guest operating systems.Run the latest version of VMware Tools or use open-vm-toolsdistributed with the Linux OS distribution.Although a guest operatingsystem can run without VMwareTools, always run the latest version of VMware Tools in your guest operating systems to a co ess the latestfeatures and updates.You can configure your virtual machine to automatically check for and apply VMwareTools upgrades each time you power on your virtual machines.For information about enabling automaticupgrade of VMware Tools on your virtual machines, seer Sphere Virtual Machine Ad win istration GuideThis chapter includes the following topics:Using Open VM Tools, on page 11The VMware Tools service starts when the guest operatingsystem starts, The service passes informationbetween host and guest operating systemsThis program runs in the background, and is called vm tools d.exe on Windows guest operating systems,vi ware-tools-dae non on MacOSX guest operating systems, and vn tooLs don Linux, FreeBSD, and Solarisguest operating systems.The VMware Tools service performs the following tasksPerforms virtual machine power operations gracefullyRuns VMware provided or user configured scripts in guest operating systems during various poweroperations.Runsprograms.commands, and file-system operations in guest operatingsystem to enhance guestautomation.Collects network, disk, and memory usage information from the guest periodicallyVMware Fusion.Device drivers improve sound, graphics, networking, and storage performance.If you perform a customVMware Tools installation or reinstallation, you can choose which drivers to install.The set of drivers that are instl led when you install VMware Tools depends on the guest operatingsystemand the VMware product.For detailed information about the features or functionality that these driversenable, including configuration requirements, bestpractices, and performance, see the documentation foryour VMware product.The following device drivers can be included with VMware ToolSVGA driverThis virtual driver enables 32-bit displays, high display resolution, andPara virtual SCSI driversignificantly faster graphics performance, When you install VMware Tools, avirtual SVGA driver replaces the default VGA driver, which allows for only640X 480 resolution and 16-colorgraphics.On Windows guest operating systems whose opera tg system is WindowsVista or later, the VMware SVGA3D(Microsoft-W DDM) driver is installedThis driver provides the same base functional tyas the SVGA driver, and itadds Windows Aero supportWhen you create a virtual machine, if you specify that you want the virtualmachine to use a BusLogic adapter, the guest operatingsystem uses the SCSIdriver that VMware Tools provides.A VMware Para virtual SCSI driver isincluded for use with para virtual SCSI devices.This driver for VMwarePara virtual SCSI adapters enhances the performance of some virtualizedapplications.Drivers for other storage adapters are either bundled with theoperatingsystem, or they are available from third-party vendorsFor example, Windows Server 2008defaultstoLSILogicS AS, whichprovides the best performance for that opera tng system.In this case, the LSILogicS AS driver provided by the operatingsystem is used.vMware, Inc.
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Abut This Bk 5
VMware Tls Service 7
VMware Tls Device Drivers 8
VMware User Prcess 10
VMware Tls Lifecycle Management 11
Using pen VM Tls 11
4 Cnfiguring VMware Tls Cmpnents 33
5 Trubleshting VMware Tls Cmpnents 47
1 Intrductin t VMware Tls 7
2 Installing VMware Tls 15
3 Upgrading VMware Tls 29
6 Uninstalling VMware Tls 49
peratingSystem Specific Packages fr Linux Guest pera tg Systems 12
Disable Access Prtectin frm the McAfee Antivirus VirusScan Cnsle 16
Autmating VMware Tls Installatin fr Multiple Windws Virtual Machines 17
Manually Installing VMware Tls n a Windws Virtual Machine 21
Manually Installing VMware Tls n a Linux Virtual Machine 22
Manually Installing VMware Tls in a MacSX Virtual Machine 24
Manually Installing VMware Tls n a Slaris Virtual Machine 24
Manually Installing VMware Tls n a NetWare Virtual Machine 26
Manually Installing VMware Tls n a FreeBSD Virtual Machine 27
Cnfigure Virtual Machines t Autmatically Upgrade VMware Tl