VMWare tools are distributed with a proprietary license. You will need to manually install the tools by following these steps.
After all other installation steps are complete, the following list of instructions can be used to install the VMWare tools. Cut and paste each command one at a time and follow the instructions to the end. To save time, you may prefer to SSH to your Chorus server so that you can cut and paste the following commands more easily. The SSH server is on port 22 and the root password was entered during the installation process.
- Login as root
- From the vSphere client, attach the VMware Tools. If upgrading, when prompted, select the Interactive rather than Automatic upgrade option.
Inside the VM, mount the CD:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
Unpack the VMWare tools from the tar archive.
tar zxf /mnt/VMwareTools*.tar.gz
Start the installer.
./vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl
- The VMWare tools installation will begin. During the script, many prompts will be displayed about paths, optional components and so forth. Answer with the default choice to all of these prompts (see "New installation prompts" below).
If you are upgrading VMWare Tools rather than installing for the first time, you will first be prompted to uninstall the existing tools (see "Upgrade prompts" below). Following the previous step, reboot your IMS server as follows:
shutdown -r now
This completes the installation of the VMWare tools.
New installation prompts
Creating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format. Installing VMware Tools. In which directory do you want to install the binary files? [/usr/bin] [PRESS ENTER] What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)? [/etc] [PRESS ENTER] What is the directory that contains the init scripts? [/etc/init.d] [PRESS ENTER] In which directory do you want to install the daemon files? [/usr/sbin] [PRESS ENTER] In which directory do you want to install the library files? [/usr/lib/vmware-tools] [PRESS ENTER] The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] [PRESS ENTER] In which directory do you want to install the documentation files? [/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools] [PRESS ENTER] The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want? [yes] [PRESS ENTER] The installation of VMware Tools 4.0.0 build-208167 for Linux completed successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl". Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes] [PRESS ENTER] Initializing... Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine: Guest operating system daemon: done Virtual Printing daemon: done Unmounting HGFS shares: done Guest filesystem driver: done Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/vmware-tools ... /etc/rc0.d/S36vmware-tools -> ../init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rc6.d/S36vmware-tools -> ../init.d/vmware-tools /etc/rcS.d/S38vmware-tools -> ../init.d/vmware-tools The module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vmmemctl to override. The module vmhgfs has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vmhgfs to override. The module vmxnet has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet to override. The module vmblock has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vmblock to override. The module vmci has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vmci to override. The module vsock has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vsock to override. The module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3 to override. The module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another installer or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag --clobber-kernel-modules=pvscsi to override. No X install found. Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel. update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-bpo.3-686-bigmem Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine: Switching to guest configuration: done Guest operating system daemon: done Virtual Printing daemon: done The configuration of VMware Tools 8.3.2 build-257589 for Linux for this running kernel completed successfully. You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take effect. You can now run VMware Tools by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" during an X server session. To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following: 1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user 2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and, 3. Restart your X session. Enjoy, --the VMware team
Upgrade prompts
A previous installation of VMware Tools has been detected.
The previous installation was made by the tar installer (version 4).
Keeping the tar4 installer database format.
You have a version of VMware Tools installed. Continuing this install will first uninstall the currently installed version. Do you wish to continue?
(yes/no) [yes]
Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools.
Stopping services for VMware Tools
Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
Guest operating system daemon: done
Virtual Printing daemon: done
Unmounting HGFS shares: done
Guest filesystem driver: done
This program previously created the file /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pango.modules, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.
File /etc/vmware-tools/vmware-user.desktop is backed up to /etc/vmware-tools/vmware-user.desktop.old.0.
File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules is backed up to /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules.old.0.
File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/fonts/fonts.conf is backed up to /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/fonts/fonts.conf.old.0.
File /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders is backed up to /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders.old.0.
This program previously created the file /usr/lib/vmware-tools/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gdk-pixbuf.loaders, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.
This program previously created the file /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pangorc, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.
This program previously created the file /usr/lib/vmware-tools/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0/gtk.immodules, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.
This program previously created the file /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/pango/pangox.aliases, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.
This program previously created the directory /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/gtk-2.0, and was about to remove it.
Since there are files in that directory that this program did not create, it will not be removed.
This program previously created the directory /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc/fonts, and was about to remove it.
Since there are files in that directory that this program did not create, it will not be removed.
This program previously created the directory /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf/etc, and was about to remove it. Since there are files in that directory that this program did not create, it will not be removed.
This program previously created the directory /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libconf, and was about to remove it. Since there are files in that directory that this program did not create, it will not be removed.
This program previously created the directory /usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64, and was about to remove it. Since there are files in that directory that this program did not create, it will not be removed.
This program previously created the directory /usr/lib/vmware-tools, and was about to remove it. Since there are files in that directory that this program did not create, it will not be removed.
This program previously created the directory /mnt/hgfs, and was about to remove it. Somebody else apparently did it already.
Restoring the kernel initrd image.:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-amd64
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-2-amd64 The removal of VMware Tools 8.3.2 build-257589 for Linux completed successfully.
