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**Checklist** | **Checklist** | ||
- | * Install completed on CentOS | + | * Distro(s): Enterprise Linux 6/7 |
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+ | ===== Uninstall Previous Versions ===== | ||
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+ | Remove previous versions of vmware tools or the installer will complain. | ||
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+ | Uninstall previously installed compiled (tar) version of vmware tools< | ||
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===== CentOS 6 - VMware Tools ===== | ===== CentOS 6 - VMware Tools ===== | ||
- | - Open vSphere Client and navigate to VM | + | Create VMware |
- | - Right click VM => Guest => Install VMWare | + | <code bash> |
- | - Login to VM as root | + | vim /etc/yum.repos.d/vmware-tools.repo |
- | - Create mount directory | + | |
- | * <code bash>mkdir /mnt/cdrom</code> | + | [vmware-tools] |
- | - Mount CDROM | + | name=VMware Tools |
- | * <code bash> | + | baseurl=http: |
- | - Copy Install archive to tmp | + | enabled=1 |
- | | + | gpgcheck=1 |
- | | + | </ |
- | * <code bash> | + | |
- | | + | Import the repo key |
- | | + | <code bash> |
- | - Install | + | rpm --import http://packages.vmware.com/tools/keys/VMWARE-PACKAGING-GPG-RSA-KEY.pub |
- | * <code bash>/ | + | </ |
- | * Accept defaults for all directory install locations by pressing enter. | + | |
- | * Accept defaults for features to enable (do not enable features for Fushion or Workstation environments) | + | Install |
- | - Un-mount cdrom | + | <code bash> |
- | * <code bash> | + | yum install vmware-tools-esx-kmods |
- | - Cleanup tmp files | + | </ |
- | | + | |
- | - Reboot | + | ---- |
- | * <code bash> | + | |
+ | ===== CentOS 7 - VMware Tools ===== | ||
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+ | VMware tools is available in the CentOS 7 base repo. | ||
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+ | Install | ||
+ | <code bash> | ||
+ | yum install open-vm-tools | ||
+ | </ | ||
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