But before that you may need to update VMware Tools on ESXi host by manually downloading and installing the new version of VMware Tools.ģ. Note: You can also click Upgrade VMware Tools to upgrade VMware Tools on the guest virtual machine. Right-click on the name of the target virtual machine, and select Guest OS > Install VMware Tools. Access VMware vSphere web client, and power on the target virtual machine.Ģ. Note: Before you start, please note that the virtual machine must be installed with a guest operating system.ġ. How to install VMware Tools on virtual machine via web client
Synchronize the time in the guest operating system with the time on the host operating system.The scripts run when the power state of the virtual machine changes. Run scripts that help automate guest operating system operations.Customize guest operating systems as a part of the vCenter Server and other VMware products.Pass messages from the host operating system to the guest operating system.In this article, I will introduce on Windows-based machines, 2 ways of how to install VMware Tools on virtual machine, and update VMware Tools on ESXi host.īefore you start, please always remember to perform virtual machine backup before any risky operations. Now VMware Tools has been decoupled from the release of VMware ESXi, new VMware tools versions are no longer released with new versions of ESXi. VMware Tools is a set of services and modules that enable several features in VMware products for better management of, and seamless user interactions with, guests operating systems. You must perform a custom installation and include that component.If you want to better manage your virtual machines, if you want to enjoy the ability to take quiesced snapshots of the guest operating system, the enhanced graphics and mouse performance, or the better memory management, you cannot go wrong with VMware Tools. The AppDefense component is not installed by default.For operating systems later than these, you must log in as an administrator. Any user can install VMware Tools in a Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows ME guest operating system. Log in as an administrator unless you are using an older Windows operating system.Use the virtual machine settings editor to set the CD/DVD drive to autodetect a physical drive. This ISO file is detected as a physical CD by your guest operating system. The autodetect setting enables the virtual machine's first virtual CD/DVD drive to detect and connect to the VMware Tools ISO file for a VMware Tools installation. If you connected the virtual machine’s virtual CD/DVD drive to an ISO image file when you installed the operating system, change the setting so that the virtual CD/DVD drive is configured to autodetect a physical drive.
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