VMware Tools

Purpose

This document describes the installation of the VMware Tools on a SME guest running on a VMware Server or an ESX Server.

Mount the installation CDROM image

ESX

Start the Virtual Infrastructure Client. Make sure that you have added a virtual CDROM device to the SME VM. Power on the SME VM.

Right click in the SME VM and select 'Install/Upgrade VMware Tools'.

VMware Server

Start the VMware Server Console. Make sure that you have added a virtual CDROM device to the SME VM. Power on the SME VM.

Select the SME VM, then select menu 'VM'=>'Install VMware Tools...'.

Installation

Please note, that you must not login remotely in the next step!

SME Server 8

Log into SME as user root on the local console.

mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom 
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools*i386.rpm
vmware-config-tools.pl
ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools 
reboot

	Note:
	After a SME Server update you must re-run vmware-config-tools.pl

SME Server 7.3 and 7.4

Log into SME as user root on the local console.

mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom 
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
rpm -ivh /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools*i386.rpm

Edit the file /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools and delete the following 2 lines:

939: vmware_exec 'Guest vmxnet fast network device:' vmware_stop_vmxnet
940: exitcode=$(($exitcode + $?))

Edit the file /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl and search for the following line

$gSystem{'version_integer'} != kernel_version_integer(2, 4, 9)) {

and change it to

$gSystem{'version_integer'} != kernel_version_integer(2, 6, 9)) {

On ESXi 3.5.0 Build-123629 it is line #3565, on ESXi 3.5.0 Build-10271 it is line #3545.

Run the configuration script

vmware-config-tools.pl

and link the start script to run level 7

ln -fs /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc7.d/S90vmware-tools 
reboot

	Note:
	After a SME Server update you must re-run vmware-config-tools.pl

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