Perform An Automatic Upgrade Of Vmware Tools - VMware ESX 4.0 - UPGRADE GUIDE UPDATE 1 Update Manual

7 Select Novell > Utilities > Server Console to open the Netware Server Console, and enter one of the
following commands:
In the NetWare 6.5 Server Console, enter:
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In the NetWare 6.0 or NetWare 5.1 Server Console, enter:
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8 In the Server Console, enter the following command:
vmwtools:\setup.ncf
9 Check the VMware Tools label on the virtual machine Summary tab.
The VMware Tools label should say OK.
When the installation finishes, the message
Screen (NetWare 6.5 and NetWare 6.0 guests) or the Console Screen (NetWare 5.1 guests).
The VMware Tools label on the Summary tab changes to OK.
What to do next
(Recommended) Upgrade the virtual machine hardware to version 7.

Perform an Automatic Upgrade of VMware Tools

When you start an automatic upgrade of VMware Tools, you do not need to perform any operations in the
guest operating system that is running on the virtual machine. The automatic upgrade uninstalls the previous
version of VMware Tools, installs the latest version that is available for your ESX/ESXi host, and if necessary,
reboots the virtual machine.
Automatic VMware Tools upgrade is not supported for virtual machines with Solaris or Netware guest
operating systems.
Prerequisites
Make sure that you have the following items before you perform an automatic upgrade.
A backup of your virtual machines to prevent data loss (see Basic System Administration)
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A supported guest operating system installed on the virtual machine
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An ESX/ESXi license or be using evaluation mode to power on the virtual machine
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Procedure
1 From the vSphere Client, right-click the virtual machine, select Power, and select Power On.
2 Select the virtual machine and click the Summary tab.
The VMware Tools label indicates whether VMware Tools is installed and current, installed and not
current, or not installed.
3 Click the Console tab to make sure that the guest operating system starts successfully, and log in if
necessary.
Wait until the guest operating system starts.
4 Right-click the virtual machine, select Guest, and select Install/Upgrade VMware Tools.
If the guest operating system has an out-of-date version of VMware Tools, the Install/Upgrade Tools dialog
box appears.
5 Select Automatic Tools Upgrade.
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