Installing and Configuring
Table Of Contents
- Installing and Configuring VMware Tools
- Contents
- About Installing and Configuring VMware Tools
- Components of VMware Tools
- Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
- Installing VMware Tools
- Upgrading VMware Tools
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Automate the Installation of VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
- Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Mac OS X Virtual Machine
- Repairing, Changing, and Uninstalling VMware Tools Components
- Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility
- Using Other Methods to Configure VMware Tools
- Security Considerations for Configuring VMware Tools
- Index
Index
A
audio adapters, connecting 32
audio drivers, virtual 8
B
backup applications, drivers for 8
BusLogic SCSI adapters 8
C
CD-ROM drives, connecting 32
clock, synchronization between host and guest
operating systems 30, 31, 42
configuration utility for VMware Tools 29
connecting virtual devices 32, 43
copy and paste, of files and text 9, 43
CPU statistics 38, 39
custom VMware Tools scripts 34
D
device command 32, 42
device drivers, virtual 8
disconnecting virtual devices 32, 43
disk command 33
drag and drop, of files and text 9, 43
drivers, VMware Tools 8
DVD drives, connecting 32
E
exit codes 39
F
Filesystem Sync drivers 8
floppy drives, connecting 32
FreeBSD guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 22
H
halt-command for Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD
guest operating systems 38
hgfs.sys kernel module 8
host time 38
I
installing VMware Tools
FreeBSD (tar installer) 22
Linux (tar installer) 18
Mac OS X 24
Microsoft Windows 13
NetWare (tar installer) 23
process overview 11
silently on Windows guest operating
systems 14
Solaris (tar installer) 20
ISO images, connecting 32
isolation.device.connectable.disable property 43
isolation.device.edit.disable property 43
isolation.tools.copy.disable property 43
isolation.tools.diskShrink.disable property 43
isolation.tools.diskWiper.disable property 43
isolation.tools.dnd.disable property 43
isolation.tools.paste.disable property 43
isolation.tools.setGUIOptions.enable
property 43
L
Linux guest, VMware Tools installation or upgrade
(tar installer) 18
Linux operating system specific packages for
VMware Tools 20, 26
log.keepOld property 43
log.rotateSize property 43
logging property 43
LSI Logic adapters, virtual 8
M
Mac OS X guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade 24
memory control drivers, virtual 8
memory statistics 38, 39
Microsoft Windows guest operating system,
VMware Tools installation or
upgrade 13
modifying VMware Tools modules 25
mouse drivers, virtual 8
N
NetWare guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 23
NetWare, Novell 42
network adapters, connecting 32
network drivers, virtual 8
VMware, Inc. 47