Specifications

Administration Guide
48 VMware, Inc.
To install VMware Tools in a NetWare 6.0 SP3, 6.5, or 5.1 SP6 guest
1Power!on!the!virtual!machine.!
2 Choose!File!>!Install!VMware!Tools.!
The!remaining!steps!take!place!inside!the!virtual!machine.!
3To!load!the!CD‐ROM!driver!s!that!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,!type:
LOAD CDDVD
!
In!the!system!console!for!a!NetWare!5.1!virtual!machine,!type:
LOAD CD9660.NSS
When!the!driver!finishes!loading,!begin!installing!VMware!Tools.
4In!the!system!console,!type:
vmwtools:\setup.ncf
When!the!installation!finishes,!the!message!VMware!Tools!for!NetWare!are!now!
running!appears!in!the!Logger!Screen!(NetWare!6.5!guests)!or!the!Console!Screen!
(NetWare!5.1!guests).!
5In!the!system!console,!type:
restart server
Make!sure!the!VMware!Tools!virtual!CD‐ROM!image!(netware.iso)!is!not!
attached!to!the!virtual!machine.!If!it!is,!right‐click!the!CD‐ROM!icon!in!the!status!
bar!of!the!console!window!and!select!Disconnect.!
Starting VMware Tools Automatically
You!may!find!it!helpful!to!configure!your!guest!operating!system!so!that!VMware!Tools!
starts!when!you!start!X.!The!steps!vary!depending!on!your!Linux!distribution!and!the!
desktop!environment!you!are!running.!Check!your!operating!system!documentation!
for!the!steps!to!take.
N
OTE If!you!created!this!virtual!machine!using!the!vmxnet!driver,!run!netconfig!
or!another!network!configuration!utility!in!the!virtual!machine!to!set!up!the!
virtual!network!adapter.