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Installing and Configuring Linux Guest Operating Systems
./vmware-install.pl
Respondtotheconfigurationquestionsonthescreen.PressEntertoacceptthedefaultvalue.
Thevmware-config-tools.plscriptshouldrunautomaticallyattheendofthisinstallation.
FortheRPMinstaller,youneedtoconfigureVMwareToolsbyrunningvmware-config-tools.pl
manually:
vmware-config-tools.pl
VMwareToolsisnowinstalledandcanbeverifiedinVIClientintheSummarytaboftheLinuxvirtual
machine.Youcandeletethevmware-tools-distribfolder.
7Logofftherootaccount.
exit
8Startyourgraphicalenvironment.
9InanXterminal,opentheVMwareToolsPropertiesdialogbox:
vmware-toolbox &
Configuring VMware Tools with vmware-config-tools.pl
TheVMwareToolsinstallationisincompleteuntilyourunvmware-config-tools.pl,asdescribedinthe
installationproceduresabove.Thevmware-config-tools.plscriptconfiguresVMwareToolsbeforethe
packagerunsforthefirsttime.Inaddition,youmustrunthisconfigurationscriptagainifyouupgradeor
modifytheLinuxkernelofthis
virtualmachine.Runningvmware-config-tools.plalsogivesyouthe
opportunitytosetthedisplayresolutionoftheXWindowSystem.Typicallytheresolutionsrangefrom640×
480to2364×1773withthedefaultselectionas1024×768.
Verifying VMware Tools Setup
ToverifythatthecomponentsofVMwareToolsareinstalled,checkwhetherthespecificmodulesyouwantto
confirmareinstalled.Forexample,listingthemodulestocheckforvmxnetisthebestwaytoverifythatthe
vmxnetmoduleisavailableinmemory.Usethefollowinglsmodcommand,whichlists
informationaboutall
loadedmodules:
lsmod | grep vmxnet
Thisshouldreturnalineshowingstatisticsonthevmxnetdriver.
Alsocheck/etc/modprobe.confandmakesurethatthepcnet32orvmxnetdriverisnamednexttothe
appropriatenetworkdevices.Ifvlanceisincludedinoneoftheselines,thevmxnetdriv erisnotusedevenif
ithasbeen
loadedintomemory.Themodprobe.conffilespecifieswhichoptionsaretobeusedwithwhich
moduleswhenthereareconflictingmodulesloaded.Fordescriptionsofvmxnetandvlance,see“vmxnet”
onpage 8.
Displaying the VMware Tools Properties Dialog Box
UsetheVMwareToolsPropertiesdialogboxtoconfigureVMwareToolsinsideyourvirtualmachine.Usethis
dialogboxtoconfiguresuchthingsastimesynchronizationbetweenhostandguest,notificationsofVMware
Toolsupdates,andspecifyingwhichscriptstorunwhenthevirtualmachine’spowerstatechanges.For
instructionson
usingtheVMwareToolsPropertiesdialogbox,clicktheHelpbuttoninsidethedialogbox.
TodisplaytheVMwareToolsPropertiesdialogbox,openaconsoletothevirtualmachineandthenopena
terminalwindowandenterthecommand:
/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox &
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