VMware CLOUD DIRECTOR 1.0 Manual page 68

Cloud Director User's Guide
A virtual machine must be powered on to install VMware Tools.
Install VMware Tools in a New Virtual Machine with No Guest Operating System
If your newly created virtual machine has no guest operating system, you must install it before you can install
VMware Tools.
You must be at least a vApp User.
Prerequisites
You have created a vApp in which you have a blank virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, selectvApps > Open.
3 On the Virtual Machines tab, select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Power On.
4 Log into the virtual machine console and install the guest operating system.
5 Install VMware Tools.
6 Power off the virtual machine.
7 Select the virtual machine, right-click and select Properties.
8 On the Guest OS Customization tab, select the Enable guest customization check box.
9 Power the virtual machine on.
The guest OS in your newly created virtual machine has been customized.
Installing VMware Tools in a vApp
When you install VMware Tools in a virtual machine in a vApp, you need to understand the process.
You can trigger VMware Tools installation on a powered on guest virtual machine in a vApp by selecting the
virtual machine, right-click, and selecting Install VMware Tools. Open the virtual machine console to continue
with the installation. For information on installing in a variety of guest OSs, see
Table 9-1. Installing VMware Tools
Action
To install on a Windows Guest
To install on a Linux Guest
To install on a Solaris Guest
If the settings on a guest virtual machine are not in synch with Cloud Director or an attempt to perform guest
customization has failed, you can select the virtual machine, right-click, and select Power on and Force re-
customization.
When you select Add to My Cloud or Add from Catalog on a vApp template, these are the available options
on the vApp template Properties page.
Make identical copy
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Customize VM Settings
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Reference
"Install VMware Tools on a Windows Guest,"
"Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest in X with the
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RPM Installer," on page 75
"Install VMware Tools on a Linux Guest with the Tar
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Installer or RPM Installer,"
"Install VMware Tools on a Solaris Guest,"
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