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Chapter 10 Creating Virtual Machines
To display the VMware Tools Properties dialog box on Windows guests
Openaconsoletothevirtualmachineanddouble‐clicktheVMwareToolsiconinthe
systemtrayfrominsidetheguestoperatingsystem.
To display the VMware Tools Properties dialog box on Linux and Solaris guests
Openaconsoletothevirtualmachineandthenopenaterminalwindowandenterthe
command:
/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox &
To display the VMware Tools dialog box on NetWare 5.1 or higher guests
ChooseNovell>Settings>VMwareToolsforNetWare.
VMware Tools Upgrades
YoucanupgradeVMwareToolsmanually,oryoucanconfigurevirtualmachinesto
automaticallycheckforandinstallnewerversionsofVMwareTools(see“Changing
VirtualMachineOptions”onpage 186).Thefollowingarerequiredforautomatic
upgrades:
 VirtualmachinesmusthaveaversionofVMwareToolsshippedwithESXServer
3.0.1orgreaterinstalled.
 VirtualmachinesmustbehostedonanESXServer3.0.1orgreater,andthe
VirtualCenterservermustbeversion2.0.1orgreater.
 VirtualmachinesmustberunningaLinuxorWindowsguestOSthatissupported
byESXServer3.0.1orgreaterandVirtualCenter2.0.1orgreater.
 Virtualmachinesmustbepoweredon.
To manually upgrade VMware Tools:
1 LaunchtheVIclientandlogintotheVirtualCenterserver.
2 SelecttheInventory>HostsandClustersview.
3 Selectthehostorclusterthatcontainsthevirtualmachinesyouwanttoupgrade.
4 SelecttheVirtualMachinestab.
5 Selectthevirtualmachinesyouwanttoupgradeand
powerthemoff.
6Right‐clickyourselectionsandselectInstall/UpgradeTools.