September 2012
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
On Windows guests, the default scripts for power-on and power-off operations are placeholders only. The
script for resume operations contains a line that renews the IP address for the virtual machine. If you write a
custom script for the resume operation, you must include this line first.
@%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\ipconfig /renew
The script for suspend operations contains a line that releases the IP address. If you write a custom script for
the suspend operation, you must include this line first.
@%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\ipconfig /release
Scripts are run by the VMware Tools service, or daemon (vmtoolsd). Because vmtoolsd is run as root on Linux,
Mac, Solaris, and FreeBSD and as System on Windows, the scripts are run in a separate session from the session
of the logged-in user. The VMware Tools daemon does not detect desktop sessions, which means that it cannot
display graphical applications. Do not attempt to use custom scripts to display graphical applications.
IMPORTANT You cannot run scripts on Windows NT, Me, Windows 98, and Windows 95 guest operating
systems.
Prerequisites
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Familiarize yourself with the default VMware Tools scripts. See “Default VMware Tools Scripts,” on
page 38.
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If you plan to script the commands used in this procedure and need to know what the exit codes are, see
“Exit Codes,” on page 42.
Procedure
1 Write new scripts or modify default scripts and save them as .bat files with new names.
The default scripts are located in the Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory.
For suspend scripts, be sure to include the line that releases the IP address. For resume scripts, be sure to
include the line that renews the IP address.
2 Open a command prompt in the guest operating system.
3 Change directories to the VMware Tools installation directory.
The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools.
4 Enter the command to enable the script.
VMwareToolboxCmd.exe script
script-name
enable
5 Enter the command to use the custom script you created.
VMwareToolboxCmd.exe script
script-name
set
script-path
For script-path, use the full path to the file, such as, "C:\Temp\poweron-my-vm.bat".
6 Enter the command to verify that the custom script you specified is now being used.
VMwareToolboxCmd.exe script
script-name
current
After you complete this procedure, the VMware Tools service runs the script whenever the specified power
operation occurs.
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