September 2012

Index
A
audio adapters, connecting 34
audio drivers, virtual 8
B
backup applications, drivers for 8
C
CD-ROM drives, connecting 34
clock, synchronization between host and guest
operating systems 32, 33, 44
configuration utility for VMware Tools 31
connecting virtual devices 34, 45
copy and paste, of files and text 9, 45
CPU statistics 40, 41
custom VMware Tools scripts 36, 38
D
device command 34, 44
device drivers, virtual 8
disconnecting virtual devices 34, 45
disk command 35
drag and drop, of files and text 9, 45
drivers, VMware Tools 8
DVD drives, connecting 34
E
exit codes 42
F
Filesystem Sync drivers 8
floppy drives, connecting 34
FreeBSD guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 23
H
halt-command for Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD
guest operating systems 40
hgfs.sys kernel module 8
host time 40
I
installing VMware Tools
FreeBSD (tar installer) 23
Linux (tar installer) 20
Mac OS X 26
Microsoft Windows 13
NetWare (tar installer) 25
process overview 11
silently on Windows guest operating
systems 14
Solaris (tar installer) 22
ISO images, connecting 34
isolation.device.connectable.disable property 45
isolation.device.edit.disable property 45
isolation.tools.copy.disable property 45
isolation.tools.diskShrink.disable property 45
isolation.tools.diskWiper.disable property 45
isolation.tools.paste.disable property 45
L
Linux guest, VMware Tools installation or upgrade
(tar installer) 20
Linux operating system specific packages for
VMware Tools 22, 28
log.keepOld property 45
log.rotateSize property 45
logging property 45
LSI Logic adapters, virtual 8
M
Mac OS X guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade 26
memory control drivers, virtual 8
memory statistics 40, 41
Microsoft Windows guest operating system,
VMware Tools installation or
upgrade 13
modifying VMware Tools modules 27
mouse drivers, virtual 8
N
NetWare guest operating system, VMware Tools
installation or upgrade (tar installer) 25
NetWare, Novell 44
network adapters, connecting 34
network drivers, virtual 8
O
operating system specific packages for VMware
Tools in Linux virtual machines 22, 28
OSPs for installing VMWare Tools in Linux virtual
machines 22, 28
VMware, Inc.
49