September 2012

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
Right-click the virtual machine and select All vCenter Actions > Guest OS
> Install/Upgrade VMware Tools.
a To locate a virtual machine, select a datacenter, folder, cluster, resource
pool, host, or vApp.
b Click the Related Objects tab and click Virtual Machines.
Fusion
Virtual Machine > Install (or Upgrade) VMware Tools
Workstation
VM > Install (or Upgrade) VMware Tools
Player
Player > Manage > Install (or Upgrade) VMware Tools
2 If you are using vCenter Server and are performing an upgrade or reinstallation, in the Install/Upgrade
VMware Tools dialog box, select Interactive Tools Installation or Interactive Tools Upgrade and click
OK.
The process starts by mounting the VMware Tools virtual disc on the guest operating system.
3 If you are installing VMware Tools for the first time, click OK in the Install VMware Tools information
screen.
If autorun is enabled for the CD-ROM drive in the guest operating system, the VMware Tools installation
wizard appears.
4 If autorun is not enabled, to manually launch the wizard, click Start > Run and enter D:\setup.exe, where
D: is your first virtual CD-ROM drive.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions.
If you use vSphere, to install nondefault components, such as the vShield Endpoint Thin Agent driver,
select the Custom setup.
6 If the New Hardware wizard appears, go through the wizard and accept the defaults.
7 If you are installing a beta or RC version of VMware Tools and you see a warning that a package or driver
is not signed, click Install Anyway to complete the installation.
8 When prompted, reboot the virtual machine.
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 determine whether to
upgrade the virtual machines in your environment. To review and compare the hardware available for different
compatibility levels, see the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration documentation.
Automate the Installation of VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual
Machine
If you are installing VMware Tools in a number of Windows virtual machines, you can automate its installation.
The strategy you use to automate the installation of VMware Tools depends on the VMware product you are
using.
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If you are using VMware Player or Workstation, you can use the VMware Tools setup.exe at a command
prompt in the guest operating system.
Installing and Configuring VMware Tools
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