VMware Tools is a software that enhances the
performance of the virtual machine. If it is not installed then virtual machine
performance is decreased and managing the virtual machine is little difficult.
It is very easy to
install the VMware tools. We are going to take a look of installing it from
online and offline mode(CD-Rom).
Install - Online Mode:
Use the below
command to install VMware on Centos.
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# yum install
–y open-vm-tools
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Once installed
Install - Offline Mode:
Login in to your
virtual machine console with the root account or equivalent.
1. Mount the
VMware tools ISO from the VMware Workstation or vSphere Client VM console.
This will connect a virtual CD-Rom device with the VMware tools image to your virtual machine.
This will connect a virtual CD-Rom device with the VMware tools image to your virtual machine.
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# mount
/dev/cdrom /media
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2. Change
directory to your mount folder, in this case its media.
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# cd /media
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3. Now copy the
VMware Tools archive file to temp folder.
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# cp
VMwareTools-10.0.6-3560309.tar.gz
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4. Change
directory to the temp folder now.
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# cd /tmp
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5. Extract the
archive copied to temp folder.
This will extract the all files to the temp folder.
This will extract the all files to the temp folder.
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# tar –xvzf
VMwareTools-10.0.6-3560309.tar.gz
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6. Now switch to
the folder which contains the install/uninstall script.
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# cd
vmware-tools-distrib
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7. Now run the
script which will install the VMware Tools.
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#
./vmware-tools-install.pl –d
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The VMware tools
will install with default selections and you will see a confirmation message on
your screen.
8. Now proceed
with the cleanup and reboot the virtual machine.
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# cd /tmp
# rm –rf
vmware-tools-distrib
# rm –rf VMwareTools-10.0.6-3560309.tar.gz
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9. Reboot your
server to finish the installation.
Uninstall the VMware Tools:
Login in to your
virtual machine console with the root account or equivalent.
Run the below
command to uninstall –
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#
/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
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Validate
the VMware Tools running status:
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# ps
-ef | grep vmtools
root
2740 1 0 Dec09 ? 00:00:42 /usr/sbin/vmtoolsd
#
service vmware-tools status
vmware-guestd
is running
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