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▲ If auto-run is not enabled, run the VMware Tools installer. Click Start > Run and enter
D:\setup.exe, where D: is the first virtual CD-ROM drive.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
▲ On Microsoft Windows Server 2003, the SVGA driver is installed automatically, and the
guest operating system uses it after it reboots.
▲ After you install VMware Tools, Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP guest
operating systems must be rebooted to use the new driver.
Installing VMware Tools on a Linux Guest
The VMware Tools installation package is on the VMware server installation CD on the path
\VMware\RPMS.
To install the VMware Tools for a Linux guest:
1. On the VM Templates page, move the pointer over the virtual machine template name and
select View Console from the menu.
2. Insert and start the VMware server installation CD.
3. Log in to the guest operating system inside the virtual machine console, and then click Install
VMware Tools.
4. Mount the CD with the command:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
5. Install the package with the command:
cd /mnt/VMware/RPMS
rpm –Uvh VMware-esx-tools-***.i386.rpm
NOTE: The package name is likely to be different.
6. Configure the VMware Tools with the command:
Vmware-config-tools.pl
7. Enter number: 1
8. Start the VMware Tools with the command:
Vmware-toolbox &
VMware Tools on the summary row displays OK if the tools are available (refer to Diagram 4-
14-1):
OK indicates that
VMware Tools are
available