Specifications

Administration Guide
164 VMware, Inc.
Viewing Information About VMware Tools
On!the!About!tab,!you!see!general!information!about!VMware!Tools!installed!in!the!
virtual!machine.!
This!tab!contains!the!following!information:
! VMware!Tools!build!number,!which!lets!you!verify!that!your!VMware!Tools!
version!matches!the!VMware!ESX!Server!version!you!are!running.!It!is!useful!when!
you!request!support.!
! An!indication!as!to!whether!the!VMware!guest!operating!system!service!is!
running.!
! A!button!you!click!to!visit!the!VMware!Web!site.
Installing New Software Inside the Virtual Machine
Installing!new!software!in!an!ESX!Server!virtual!machine!is!like!installing!it!on!a!regular!
computer.!
If!you!are!using!physical!media,!you!must!have!access!to!the!ESX!Serv er!computer!to!
insert!installation!CD‐ROM!discs!or!floppy!disks!into!the!server’s!drives.
You!may!use!image!files!in!
place!of!physical!floppy!disks!and!CD‐ROM!discs.!To!
connect!the!virtual!drive!to!a!floppy!or!ISO!image,!use!the!Devices!menu!and!edit!the!
settings!for!the!drive!you!want!to!change.
The!following!steps!are!based!on!using!a!Windows!guest!operating!system!and!
physical!media.!If!
you!are!using!a!Linux!guest!operating!system!or!if!you!are!using!ISO!
or!floppy!image!files,!some!details!are!different.
To install software in a Windows guest operating system
1Make!sure!you!started!the!virtual!machine!and,!if!necessary,!logged!on.!
2Check!the!Devices!menu!to!make!sure!the!virtual!machine!has!access!to!the!
CD‐ROM!and
!floppy!drives.!
3Insert!the!installation!CD‐ROM!or!floppy!disk!into!the!proper!drive.!
If!you!are!installing!from!a!CD‐ROM,!the!installation!program!might!start!
automatically.!
4If!the!installation!program!does!not!start,!click!the!Windows!Start! button,!go!to!
Settings!>!Control!Panel,!and!double‐click!Add/Remove
!Programs.
5Click!Add!New!Programs.!
Follow!the!instructions!on!screen!and!in!the!user!manual!for!your!new!software.!