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/etc/vmware-tools/init/vmware-tools-services status
/etc/vmware-tools/init/vmware-tools-services status
====SME Server 9 Guest on ESXi 5.5====
Install repo key
rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub
create yum repo
<nowiki>db yum_repositories set vmware-tools repository \
Name 'VMWare Tools' \
BaseURL 'http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5/rhel6/$basearch' \
EnableGroups no \
GPGCheck yes \
GPGKey http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-DSA-KEY.pub \
Visible no \
status disabled</nowiki>
Update yum.conf
expand-template /etc/yum.smerepos.d/sme-base.repo
check for PAE vs non-PAE kernel
uname -r
Install NON-PAE tools if "PAE" is not contained in the output from "uname -a"
uname -a |grep PAE || yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods vmware-tools-esx-nox
Install PAE tools if "PAE" is contained in the output from "uname -a"
uname -a |grep PAE && yum --enablerepo=vmware-tools install vmware-tools-esx-kmods-PAE vmware-tools-esx-nox
There was no action required to cause the vmware tools to start at boot. Verify tools are running with
/etc/vmware-tools/init/vmware-tools-services status
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