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VMware Server User’s Guide
96 VMware, Inc.
Configuring VMware Tools in a NetWare Guest
InaNetWarevirtualmachine,usingthesystemconsole,youcanconfigurecertain
virtualmachineoptionssuchastimesynchronization,CPUidling,anddevice
configurationwithVMwareTools.TheVMwareToolscommandlineprogramiscalled
vmwtool.
To configure VMware Tools in a NetWare guest operating system
1Openaterminalwindow(systemconsole)intheNetWareguest.
2Enteracommand
thatusesthefollowingformat:
vmwtool <command>
<command>isoneofthecommandslistedinTable 52.
Table 5-2. VMware Tools Commands for Netware Guests
vmwtool Command Definition
help DisplaysasummaryofVMwareToolscommands
andoptionsinaNetWareguest.
partitonlist Displaysalistofalldiskpartitionsinthevirtualdisk
andwhetherornotapartitioncanbeshrunk.
shrink [<partition>] Shrinksthelistedpartitions.Ifnopartitionsare
specified,allpartitionsinthevirtualdiskare
shrunk.
Thestatusoftheshrinkprocessappearsatthe
bottomofthesystemconsole.
devicelist Listseachremovabledeviceinthevirtualmachine,
itsdeviceID,andwhetherthedeviceisenabledor
disabled.Removabledevicesincludethevirtual
networkadapter,CD/DVDdrives,andfloppy
drives.
disabledevice [<device
name>]
Disablesthespecifieddeviceor
devicesinthevirtual
machine.Ifnodeviceisspecified,allremovable
devicesinthevirtualmachinearedisabled.
enabledevice [<device
name>]
Enablesthespecifieddeviceordevicesinthevirtual
machine.Ifnodeviceisspecified,allremovable
devicesinthevirtualmachineareenabled.