If You Are Upgrading From An Earlier Version Of Gsx Server; Reinstall Vmware Tools - VMware GSX Server 3 Administration Manual

C H A P T E R 1 Introduction and System Requirements

If You Are Upgrading from an Earlier Version of GSX Server

The installation steps for your host require that you run an uninstaller to remove a
previous version of GSX Server from your machine.
On a Windows host, the uninstaller asks whether you want to keep licenses in your
registry. Do not remove the licenses.
On a Linux host, the license remains in place. You do not need to take any special
action. Just leave it where it is.
Take Note of Custom Network Configurations
If you customized any virtual network settings or created a custom network, you must
take note of these settings before you uninstall the previous version of GSX Server.
Custom network settings cannot be preserved across product upgrades and must be
configured again after you install the new version.

Reinstall VMware Tools

Installing VMware Tools ensures the best performance for your guest operating
system. See Installing VMware Tools in the VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide.
For more information about upgrading, see Upgrading VMware GSX Server on
page 87.
Reinstall VMware Tools
The VMware Tools package has been improved and updated. Be sure to reinstall
VMware Tools in your guest operating system after you install VMware GSX Server 3.
See Installing VMware Tools in the VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide.
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