Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
To install VMware Tools silently in a Windows guest, first make sure the virtual
machine’s CD-ROM drive is connected to the VMware Tools ISO image
(windows.iso, located in the directory where you installed GSX Server) and
configured to connect when you power on the virtual machine. Then, run the silent
installation on the extracted installation packages. At the command prompt, on one
line, type:
msiexec -i "D:\VMware Tools.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL /qn
The installation command can be customized using standard Microsoft Windows
Installer installation options.
The ADDLOCAL option defaults to install all VMware Tools components. You can
customize the installation using a combination of the ADDLOCAL and REMOVE
options. For information about the features of VMware Tools, see About VMware Tools
on page 60. You can include or exclude the following features:
• Toolbox — the VMware Tools control panel and its utilities. Excluding this
feature prevents you from using VMware Tools in the guest operating system,
and is not recommended.
• Drivers — this includes the SVGA, Mouse, BusLogic and vmxnet drivers.
• SVGA — the VMware SVGA driver. Excluding this feature limits the display
capabilities of your virtual machine.
• Mouse — the VMware mouse driver. Excluding this feature decreases mouse
performance in your virtual machine.
• Buslogic — the VMware BusLogic driver. Excluding this feature prevents
you from using this driver in your virtual machine. If your virtual machine is
configured to use the LSI Logic driver, then you may want to remove this
feature.
• VMXNet — the VMware vmxnet networking driver. Excluding this feature
prevents you from using this driver in your virtual machine.
• MemCtl — the VMware memory control driver. This feature is recommended
if you plan on using this virtual machine with VMware ESX Server. Excluding
this feature hinders the memory management capabilities of the virtual
machine running on an ESX Server system.
• Hgfs — the VMware shared folders driver. This feature is recommended if you
plan on using this virtual machine with VMware Workstation. Excluding this
feature prevents you from sharing a folder between your virtual machine and
the Workstation host.