VMware ESX 4.0 - UPGRADE GUIDE UPDATE 1 Update Manual page 95

7 Mount the VMware Tools virtual CD-ROM image.
Some Linux distributions automatically mount CD-ROMs. Verify the state by running the
command. If the CD-ROM device is mounted, each of the device's partitions with a recognized file system
appears in the output of the
/dev/cdrom on /mnt/cdrom type iso9660 (ro,nosuid,nodev)
If the CD-ROM device is listed, it is mounted. If the CD-ROM device is already mounted, do not use the
and
mount umount
Some Linux distributions use different device names or organize the
the following commands to reflect the conventions used by your distribution:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
8 Change to a working directory (for example,
cd /tmp
9 (Optional) If you have a previous installation, delete the previous
rm -rf /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
The default location of this directory is:
10 List the contents of the
ls /mnt/cdrom
11 Install the VMware Tools RPM package.
rpm -Uhv /mnt/cdrom/VMwareTools-4.0.0-<xxxxxx>.i386.rpm
Here
<xxxxxx>
If you attempt to install an RPM installation over a tar installation, or the reverse, the installer detects the
previous installation and must convert the installer database format before continuing.
12 Double-click the RPM installer file and complete the installation.
13 Unmount the CD-ROM image:
umount /dev/cdrom
14 Run the
/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl
15 Answer the prompts and press Enter to accept the default values if appropriate for your configuration
and follow the instructions at the end of the script.
16 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
17 Log off the root account:
exit
The VMware Tools label on the Summary tab changes to OK.
What to do next
(Recommended) Upgrade the virtual machine hardware to version 7.
VMware, Inc.
command as something like this:
mount
commands.
/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
directory and note the filename of the VMware Tools RPM installer:
/mnt/cdrom/
is the build or revision number of the ESX/ESXi version.
/dev
):
/tmp
vmware-tools-distrib
.
script to configure tools.
Chapter 13 Upgrading Virtual Machines
mount
directory differently. Modify
directory:
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