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Lab Manager User’s Guide
78 VMware, Inc.
To install VMware Tools on a Solaris guest
1OntheVMTemplatespage,movethepointeroverthevirtualmachinetemplate
nameandchooseViewConsolefromthemenu.
2Logintotheguestoperatingsysteminsidethevirtualmachineconsole.
3ClickInstallVMwareTools.
Theremainingstepstakeplaceinsidethevirtualmachine.
4Loginasroot(su -
)and,ifnecessary,mounttheVMwareToolsvirtualCDROM
image,asfollows.
Usually,theSolarisvolumemanager—vold—mountstheCDROMunder
/cdrom/vmwaretools.IftheCDROMisnotmounted,restartthevolume
managerusingthefollowingcommands:
/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
/etc/init.d/volmgt start
5AftertheCDROMismounted,changetoaworking
directory(forexample,/tmp)
andextractVMwareTools,asfollows:
cd /tmp
gunzip -c /cdrom/vmwaretools/vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz
| tar xf -
6RuntheVMwareToolstarinstaller:
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl
Respondtotheconfigurationquestionsonthescreen.PressEntertoacceptthe
defaultvalue.
7Logoffoftherootaccount.
exit
8Startyourgraphicalenvironment.
9InanXterminal,opentheVMwareTools
Propertiesdialogbox:
vmware-toolbox &