
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.
5 In the virtual machine, log in as root and, if necessary, mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image.
The Solaris volume manager vold mounts the CD-ROM under /cdrom/vmwaretools.
6 If the CD-ROM is not mounted, restart the volume manager by running these commands.
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/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
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/etc/init.d/volmgt start
7 After the CD-ROM is mounted, change to a working directory, for example, /tmp and extract VMware
Tools.
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cd /tmp
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gunzip -c /cdrom/vmwaretools/vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz | tar xf-
8 Run the VMware Tools tar installer.
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cd vmware-tools-distrib
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./vmware-install.pl
9 Press Enter to accept the default value.
10 Type exit.
11 Start your graphical environment.
12 In an X terminal, enter vmware-toolbox &.
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