Upgrade Vmware Tools On Multiple Virtual Machines - VMware ESX 4.0 - UPGRADE GUIDE UPDATE 1 Update Manual

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6 (Optional) For Microsoft Windows guest operating systems only, specify a location for the log file by
entering values in the Advanced Options field.
For example,
of VMware Tools and creates a log file in the specified location on the guest operating system.
7 (Optional) For Linux guest operating systems only, you can enter values in the Advanced Options field.
Option
--default
prefix=<binary_location>,<lib_l
ocation>,<doc_location>
8 Click OK.
9 For Linux guest operating systems, run the following commands to restore the network.
/etc/init.d/network stop
rmmod vmxnet
modprobe vmxnet
/etc/init.d/network start
The VMware Tools label on the Summary tab changes to OK.
What to do next
(Recommended) Upgrade the virtual machine hardware to version 7.

Upgrade VMware Tools on Multiple Virtual Machines

You can upgrade VMware Tools on multiple virtual machines by using the Virtual Machines tab.
Prerequisites
Create backups or snapshots of the virtual machines. See Basic System Administration.
Procedure
1 Start the vSphere Client and log in to the vCenter Server.
2 Select Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.
3 Select the host or cluster that contains the virtual machines to upgrade.
4 Click the Virtual Machines tab.
5 Select the virtual machines to upgrade and power them on.
6 Right-click your selections, select Install/Upgrade Tools and click OK.
7 For Linux guest operating systems, execute the following commands to restore the network:
/etc/init.d/network stop
rmmod vmxnet
modprobe vmxnet
/etc/init.d/network start
The VMware Tools label on the Summary tab changes to OK.
What to do next
(Recommended) Upgrade the virtual machine hardware to version 7. See
Multiple Virtual Machines,"
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/s /v "/qn" /l "<Microsoft Windows_location\filename.log>"
Description
Same as the default behavior. Performs a silent upgrade of VMware Tools.
Installs tools bin, lib and doc files in the default /usr directory.
Performs a silent upgrade of VMware Tools and installs the binary, library,
and document files in the specified locations.
on page 102.
performs a silent upgrade
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