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VMware Server User’s Guide
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BuslogicVMwareBusLogicdriver.Ifyourvirtualmachineis
configuredtousetheLSILogicdriver,youmightwanttoremovethis
feature.
VMXNetVMwarevmxnetnetworkingdriver.
MemCtlVMwarememorycontroldriver.Recommendedifyouplantouse
thisvirtualmachinewithESX.Excludingthisfeaturehindersthememory
managementcapabilitiesofthevirtualmachinerunningonanESXsystem.
HgfsVMwaresharedfoldersdriver.Thesharedfoldersfeatureisnot
supportedinVMwareServer.Recommendedifyouplantousethisvirtual
machinewithWorkstationoranotherproductthatsupportssharedfolders.
Forexample,toinstalleverythingbutthesharedfoldersdriv er,typethefollowing
command:
msiexec -i "D:\VMware Tools.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=Hgfs /qn
TheSVGA,Mouse,BusLogic,VMXnet,andMemCtlfeaturesarechildrenofthe
Driversfeature.Thismeansthatthefollowingcommandskipsinstallationofthe
SVGA,mouse,BusLogic,vmxnet,andMemCtldrivers:
msiexec -i "D:\VMware Tools.msi" ADDLOCAL=ALL REMOVE=Drivers /qn
Toincludeafeature,useitwiththeADDLOCALoption.Toexcludeafeature,use
itwiththeREMOVEoption.
Installing VMware Tools in a Linux Guest System
OnaLinuxguest,youcaninstallVMwareToolswithinXorfromthecommandline.
Installing VMware Tools in a Linux Guest Within X Using the RPM Installer
YoucanuseagraphicaluserinterfacetoinstallVMw areToolsinaLinuxguest.For
informationabouthowtoinstallVMwareToolfromthecommandline,see“Installing
VMwareToolsfromtheCommandLinewiththeTarorRPMInstalleronpage 82.
Beforeyoubegin,makesurethatthevirtual
machineispoweredonandtheguest
operatingsystemisrunning.