Specifications

Basic System Administration
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To install VMware Tools in a NetWare virtual machine
1Openaconsoletothevirtualmachine.
2Poweronthevirtualmachine.
3Aftertheguestoperatingsystemstarts,right‐clickthevirtualmachineandchoose
InstallVMwareTools.
Theremainingstepstakeplaceinsidethevirtualmachine.
4LoadtheCD‐ROMdriversotheCD‐ROMdevicemountstheISOimage
asa
volume.
Dooneofthefollowing:
 InthesystemconsoleforaNetWare6.5virtualmachine,enter:
LOAD CDDVD

InthesystemconsoleforaNetWare6.0orNetWare5.1virtualmachine,enter:
LOAD CD9660.NSS
Whenthedriverfinishesloading,youcanbegininstallingVMwareTools,as
describedinthenextstep.
5Inthesystemconsole,enterthefollowingcommand:
vmwtools:\setup.ncf
Whentheinstallationfinishes,themessageVMware Tools for NetWare are now
runningappearsintheLoggerScreen(NetWare6.5andNetWare6.0guests)orthe
ConsoleScreen(NetWare5.1guests).
Displaying the VMware Tools Properties Dialog Box
UsetheVMwareToolsPropertiesdialogboxtoconfigureVMwareToolsinsideyour
virtualmachine.Instructionsfordisplayingthisdialogboxvary,dependingonthe
guestoperatingsystem.
Usethisdialogboxtoconfiguresuchthingsastimesynchronizationbetweenhostand
guest,notificationsofVMwareToolsupdates(forWindowsand
Linuxguestsonly),
andspecifyingwhichscriptstorunwhenthevirtualmachine’spowerstatechanges.
ForinstructionsonusingtheVMwareToolsPropertiesdialogbox,clicktheHelp
buttoninsidethedialogbox.