Installing and Configuring VMware
Tools
September 2012
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Contents
About Installing and Configuring VMware Tools
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Updated Information
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Components of VMware Tools
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VMware Tools Service
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VMware Tools Device Drivers
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VMware User Process
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Installing and Upgrading VMware Tools
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Installing VMware Tools
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Upgrading VMware Tools
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
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Automate the Installation of VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine
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Names of VMware Tools Components Used in Silent Installations
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Suppress Prompts About Unsigned Drivers on Pre-Windows Vista Operating Systems
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Add VMware as a Trusted Publisher to Suppress Driver Prompts
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine
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Operating System Specific Packages for Linux Guest Operating Systems
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Solaris Virtual Machine
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
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Manually Install or Upgrade VMware Tools in a Mac OS X Virtual Machine
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Repairing, Changing, and Uninstalling VMware Tools Components
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Repair or Change Modules in Windows Virtual Machines
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Uninstall VMware Tools
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Start the VMware User Process Manually If You Do Not Use a Session Manager
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Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility
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Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host Operating Systems
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Disable Time Synchronization Completely
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Connect or Disconnect a Virtual Device
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Shrink a Virtual Disk
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Using Custom VMware Tools Scripts
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Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts in Windows Guests
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Use Custom Scripts in Operating Systems Other Than Windows
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Default VMware Tools Scripts
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Disable a VMware Tools Script
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Execute Commands During Power Off or Reset of a Virtual Machine
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Retrieve Status Information About the Virtual Machine
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Subcommands for the stat Command
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Exit Codes
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Using Other Methods to Configure VMware Tools
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Configuring VMware Tools from Within VMware Products
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Using vmwtool to Configure VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine
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Security Considerations for Configuring VMware Tools
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Index
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