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VMWare Tools Setup

SLAC Computing
Software Engineering
Detailed
Unix
 

 

 


Modified:  16-Jun-2016


 

 

cd /usr/local/admin/VMware

[root@mccfs9 VMware]# tar xzvf VMware-Tools-10.0.0-3000743.tar.gz
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/solaris.iso.sig
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/windows.iso.sig
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/linux.iso.sig
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/freebsd.iso
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/tools-key.pub
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/linux_avr_manifest.txt
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/linux.iso
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/windows_avr_manifest.txt
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/windows.iso
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/solaris.iso
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/darwin.iso
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/darwin.iso.sig
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/solaris_avr_manifest.txt
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools/freebsd.iso.sig
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/floppies/
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/floppies/pvscsi-WindowsXP.flp
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/floppies/pvscsi-Windows2003.flp
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/floppies/pvscsi-Windows2008.flp
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/floppies/vmscsi.flp
[root@mccfs9 VMware]# ls
VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743 VMware-Tools-10.0.0-3000743.tar.gz
[root@mccfs9 VMware]# cd VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/
[root@mccfs9 VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743]# ls
floppies vmtools
[root@mccfs9 VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743]# cd vmtools/
[root@mccfs9 vmtools]# ls
darwin.iso freebsd.iso.sig linux.iso.sig solaris.iso.sig windows.iso
darwin.iso.sig linux_avr_manifest.txt solaris_avr_manifest.txt tools-key.pub windows.iso.sig
freebsd.iso linux.iso solaris.iso windows_avr_manifest.txt

 

On the VM:

[root@mccvmtest /usr/local/admin/VMware/VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools ]$ ls
darwin.iso freebsd.iso.sig linux.iso.sig solaris.iso.sig windows.iso
darwin.iso.sig linux_avr_manifest.txt solaris_avr_manifest.txt tools-key.pub windows.iso.sig
freebsd.iso linux.iso solaris.iso windows_avr_manifest.txt

Mount the ISO file:


[root@mccvmtest /usr/local/admin/VMware/VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools ]$ mkdir /mnt/cdrom
[root@mccvmtest /usr/local/admin/VMware/VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools ]$ mount -t iso9660 -o loop ./linux.iso /mnt/cdrom
[root@mccvmtest /usr/local/admin/VMware/VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools ]$ cd /mnt/cdrom/
manifest.txt VMwareTools-10.0.0-3000743.tar.gz vmware-tools-upgrader-64
run_upgrader.sh vmware-tools-upgrader-32
[root@mccvmtest /usr/local/admin/VMware/VMware-tools-10.0.0-3000743/vmtools ]$ cd /tmp
[root@mccvmtest /tmp ]$ tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-10.0.0-3000743.tar.gz
[root@mccvmtest /tmp ]$ ls
kickstart-status ks-script-BOkTdP.log ntpq9nnBT vmware-tools-distrib
ks-script-BOkTdP lost+found tmp.3SEDGYJWZz yum.log
[root@mccvmtest /tmp ]$ cd vmware-tools-distrib/
[root@mccvmtest /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib ]$ ls
bin caf doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vgauth vmware-install.pl vmware-install.real.pl

[root@mccvmtest /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib ]$ ./vmware-install.pl
Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format.

Installing VMware Tools.

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]

What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc/rc.d]

What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/rc.d/init.d]

In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin]

In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]

The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is
going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?
[yes]

In which directory do you want to install the common agent library files?
[/usr/lib]

In which directory do you want to install the common agent transient files?
[/var/lib]

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]

The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program
is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you
want? [yes]

The installation of VMware Tools 10.0.0 build-3000743 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".

Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want
this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]

Initializing...


Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.

 

Found a compatible pre-built module for vmci. Installing it...

Found a compatible pre-built module for vsock. Installing it...

The module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.

The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.

The module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another
installer or package and will not be modified by this installer.

The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS
and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish
to enable this feature? [no]

Found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet. Installing it...

The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a
Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature?
[no]

VMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of
VMware kernel modules at boot that are not already present. This feature can
be enabled/disabled by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl.

Would you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules?
[no]

Disabling timer-based audio scheduling in pulseaudio.


Do you want to enable Guest Authentication (vgauth)? Enabling vgauth is needed
if you want to enable Common Agent (caf). [yes]

Do you want to enable Common Agent (caf)? [yes]

 

Detected X server version 1.17.4

 

Distribution provided drivers for Xorg X server are used.

Skipping X configuration because X drivers are not included.

Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.
Generating the key and certificate files.
Successfully generated the key and certificate files.
vmware-tools start/running
The configuration of VMware Tools 10.0.0 build-3000743 for Linux for this
running kernel completed successfully.

You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take
effect.

You can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the
command line.

To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and
file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following:
1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user
2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and,
3. Restart your X session.

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

 

***When completed umount the /mnt/cdrom on VM

 


 

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Author: Ken Brobeck

Created: June 15, 2016