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5 In the guest operating system, log in as root (su-), mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image, and
change to a working directory (for example, /tmp.
Some Linux distributions automatically mount CD-ROMs. If your distribution uses automounting, do not
use the mount and unmount commands. You still must untar the VMware Tools installer to /tmp. Some
Linux distributions use different device names or organize the /dev directory differently. If your CD-ROM
drive is not /dev/cdrom, or if the mount point for a CD-ROM is not /mnt/cdrom, modify these commands
to reflect the conventions used by your distribution.
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
cd /tmp
6 Uncompress the installer and unmount the CD-ROM image.
If you install an RPM installation over a tar installation, or the reverse, the installer detects the previous
installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing.
Option Action
In the tar installer
At the command prompt, type
tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-8.5.1-<xxxxxx>.tar.gz
unmount /dev/cdrom where <xxxxxx> is the build or revision number of
the release.
In the RPM installer
At the command prompt, type
tar zxpf /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-8.5.1-<xxxxxx>.i386.gz
unmount /dev/cdrom where <xxxxxx> is the build/revision number of the
release.
7 Run the installer.
Option Action
In the tar installer
Type cd vmware-tools-distrib./vmware-install.pl. Press Enter to
accept the default values.
In the RPM installer
Configure VMware Tools, type vmware-config-tools.pl Press Enter to
accept the default values.
8 After the upgrade is complete, restart the network by running /etc/init.d/network restart.
9 Type exit.
10 Start your graphical environment.
11 In an X terminal, run vmware-toolbox &.
Install VMware Tools on a Solaris Guest
You can install VMware Tools on a Solaris guest OS.
Prerequisites
The VMware Remote Console plug-in is installed.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, click VMs.
3 Select a Solaris virtual machine, right click, and select Install VMware Tools.
4 Click Popout Console.
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