Installing and Configuring

9 Follow the instructions at the end of the script.
Depending on the features you use, these instructions can include restarting the X session, restarting
networking, logging in again, and starting the VMware User process. You can alternatively reboot the
guest operating system to accomplish all these tasks.
If you are using vCenter Server, the VMware Tools label on the Summary tab changes to OK.
What to do next
(Recommended) If you upgraded VMware Tools as part of a vSphere upgrade, next upgrade to the newest
virtual hardware version available for the virtual machine.
Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
For NetWare virtual machines, you manually install or upgrade VMware Tools by using the command line.
Install the latest version of VMware Tools to enhance the performance of the virtual machine's guest operating
system and improve virtual machine management. When you power on a virtual machine, if a new version of
VMware Tools is available, you see a notification in the status bar of the guest operating system.
Prerequisites
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Power on the virtual machine.
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Verify that the guest operating system is running.
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Because the VMware Tools installer is written in Perl, verify that Perl is installed in the guest operating
system.
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For vSphere virtual machines, to determine whether you have the latest version of VMware Tools, in the
vSphere Client inventory, select the virtual machine and click the Summary tab.
Procedure
1 Select the menu command to mount the VMware Tools virtual disc on the guest operating system.
VMware Product Menu Command
vSphere Client
Inventory > Virtual Machine > Guest > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools
vSphere Web Client
All Actions icon > Configuration > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools
Fusion
Virtual Machine > Install (or Upgrade) VMware Tools
Workstation
VM > Manage > Install (or Upgrade) VMware Tools
Player
Virtual Machine > Install (or Upgrade) VMware Tools
2 Load the CD-ROM driver so that the virtual CD-ROM device mounts the ISO image as a volume.
Operating System Command
NetWare 6.5
LOAD CDDVD
NetWare 6.0 or NetWare 5.1
LOAD CD9660.NSS
NetWare 4.2 (not available in
vSphere)
load cdrom
When the installation finishes, the message VMware Tools for NetWare are now running appears in the
Logger Screen for NetWare 6.5 and NetWare 6.0 guest operating systems and in the Console Screen for
NetWare 4.2 and 5.1 operating systems.
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