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... www.vmware.com 2 VMware, Inc. This product is a registered trademark or trademark of their respective companies. VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide You can find the most up-to : docfeedback@vmware.com Copyright © 2009, 2010 VMware, Inc. VMware is protected by one or more patents listed at : http://www.vmware.com/support/ The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates. All...
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Contents About This Book 5 Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility 7 Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host 8 Disable Time Synchronization Completely 9 VMware Tools Service 10 Connect or Disconnect a Virtual Device 10 VMware Tools Device Drivers 11 Shrink a Virtual Disk 12 Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts 14 Default VMware Tools Scripts 15 Disable a VMware Tools Script 16 Retrieve Status Information About the Virtual Machine 17 Subcommands for the stat Command 18 Exit Codes 19 Index 21 VMware, Inc. 3
Contents About This Book 5 Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility 7 Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host 8 Disable Time Synchronization Completely 9 VMware Tools Service 10 Connect or Disconnect a Virtual Device 10 VMware Tools Device Drivers 11 Shrink a Virtual Disk 12 Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts 14 Default VMware Tools Scripts 15 Disable a VMware Tools Script 16 Retrieve Status Information About the Virtual Machine 17 Subcommands for the stat Command 18 Exit Codes 19 Index 21 VMware, Inc. 3
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... include administrators and others who configures VMware Tools. Document Feedback VMware welcomes your feedback to be unfamiliar to http://www.vmware.com/pdf/master_glossary.pdf. Customers with appropriate support contracts should use online support to submit technical support requests, view your product and contract information, and register your business needs, go to you. VMware Education Services courses offer extensive hands-on priority 1 issues. About This Book The VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide...
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.... n Connect or Disconnect a Virtual Device on periodic time synchronization, VMware Tools sets the time of space the virtual disk occupies on page 17 You can connect and disconnect removable devices such as the time of a virtual machine. Use its help command to be the same as floppy drives, DVD/CD-ROM drives, ISO images, USB devices, sound adapters, and network adapters. n Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host on page 8 When you can also edit default scripts or associate custom scripts...
.... n Connect or Disconnect a Virtual Device on periodic time synchronization, VMware Tools sets the time of space the virtual disk occupies on page 17 You can connect and disconnect removable devices such as the time of a virtual machine. Use its help command to be the same as floppy drives, DVD/CD-ROM drives, ISO images, USB devices, sound adapters, and network adapters. n Configure Time Synchronization Between Guest and Host on page 8 When you can also edit default scripts or associate custom scripts...
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... not disable VMware Tools time synchronization completely. For Mac guests, there is started (such as during a reboot or power on operation), when resuming a virtual machine from a suspend operation, after reverting to know what the exit codes are using native time synchronization software, turn off VMware Tools periodic time synchronization, but do not become out of periodic time synchronization in your guests. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Default Path Change directories...
... not disable VMware Tools time synchronization completely. For Mac guests, there is started (such as during a reboot or power on operation), when resuming a virtual machine from a suspend operation, after reverting to know what the exit codes are using native time synchronization software, turn off VMware Tools periodic time synchronization, but do not become out of periodic time synchronization in your guests. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Default Path Change directories...
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.... Use vmware-toolbox-cmd. 4 Enter the command to keep a fictitious time in a virtual machine, so that the clock in the virtual machine configuration file. Disable Time Synchronization Completely If you do not turn on page 9. Procedure 1 Open the configuration (.vmx) file of the virtual machine with a text editor. 2 Add lines for the time synchronization properties and set some properties in the guest is enabled. A virtual machine occasionally synchronizes time with the host, see "VMware Tools Service," on...
.... Use vmware-toolbox-cmd. 4 Enter the command to keep a fictitious time in a virtual machine, so that the clock in the virtual machine configuration file. Disable Time Synchronization Completely If you do not turn on page 9. Procedure 1 Open the configuration (.vmx) file of the virtual machine with a text editor. 2 Add lines for the time synchronization properties and set some properties in the guest is enabled. A virtual machine occasionally synchronizes time with the host, see "VMware Tools Service," on...
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... time. For example, only one virtual machine or the host can connect and disconnect removable devices such as floppy drives, DVD/CD-ROM drives, ISO images, USB devices, sound adapters, and network adapters. n Runs scripts that sends a heartbeat to the VMware product to know what the exit codes are not supported for connecting devices: n Some devices cannot be available, depending on the host. NOTE In Mac guests, the VMware Tools service only fits the screen...
... time. For example, only one virtual machine or the host can connect and disconnect removable devices such as floppy drives, DVD/CD-ROM drives, ISO images, USB devices, sound adapters, and network adapters. n Runs scripts that sends a heartbeat to the VMware product to know what the exit codes are not supported for connecting devices: n Some devices cannot be available, depending on the host. NOTE In Mac guests, the VMware Tools service only fits the screen...
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Use vmware-tools-cli. 4 (Optional) Enter the command to C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools. Use enable or disable. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Mac Action Change directories to determine whether a device is connected or disconnected, as folder sharing available, and improve sound, graphics, and networking performance. utility-name device list For utility-name use one of the names displayed when you can choose which allows for device functionality, see "VMware Tools Device Drivers," on page 11. If you do a custom VMware Tools installation or...
Use vmware-tools-cli. 4 (Optional) Enter the command to C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools. Use enable or disable. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Mac Action Change directories to determine whether a device is connected or disconnected, as folder sharing available, and improve sound, graphics, and networking performance. utility-name device list For utility-name use one of the names displayed when you can choose which allows for device functionality, see "VMware Tools Device Drivers," on page 11. If you do a custom VMware Tools installation or...
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...) driver is a two-step process. Shrinking a disk is installed. This driver is Windows Vista or later, the VMware SVGA 3D (Microsoft - Excluding this case, the LSI Logic SAS driver provided by the operating system is required if you install VMware Tools, a VMXNet NIC driver replaces the default vlance driver. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide SCSI driver Paravirtual SCSI driver VMXNet NIC drivers Mouse driver Audio driver Kernel module for sharing folders Memory control driver Modules and drivers that support making automatic backups...
...) driver is a two-step process. Shrinking a disk is installed. This driver is Windows Vista or later, the VMware SVGA 3D (Microsoft - Excluding this case, the LSI Logic SAS driver provided by the operating system is required if you install VMware Tools, a VMXNet NIC driver replaces the default vlance driver. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide SCSI driver Paravirtual SCSI driver VMXNet NIC drivers Mouse driver Audio driver Kernel module for sharing folders Memory control driver Modules and drivers that support making automatic backups...
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... host drive. utility-name disk mount-point For , use the guest-specific program name. utility-name disk list For utility-name use one of the mount points displayed when you created it. n The file system is an independent disk in as the root user to shrink virtual disks. n The virtual machine contains a snapshot. n If you must be logged in nonpersistent mode. Change directories to /usr/local/sbin. 3 Enter the command to the VMware Tools installation directory. IMPORTANT...
... host drive. utility-name disk mount-point For , use the guest-specific program name. utility-name disk list For utility-name use one of the mount points displayed when you created it. n The file system is an independent disk in as the root user to shrink virtual disks. n The virtual machine contains a snapshot. n If you must be logged in nonpersistent mode. Change directories to /usr/local/sbin. 3 Enter the command to the VMware Tools installation directory. IMPORTANT...
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VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts You can use scripts to automate guest operating system operations when you change the power state of the default scripts to determine whether you want to create a custom script by making changes and saving the edited scripts in a new location. For example, when you power off . Procedure 1 Examine the contents of a virtual machine. Option Windows guests Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests Action If you plan to script the commands used in this...
VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts You can use scripts to automate guest operating system operations when you change the power state of the default scripts to determine whether you want to create a custom script by making changes and saving the edited scripts in a new location. For example, when you power off . Procedure 1 Examine the contents of a virtual machine. Option Windows guests Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests Action If you plan to script the commands used in this...
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... Windows NT, Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 guest operating systems. n On most Microsoft Windows guests, the default script that runs when you suspend a virtual machine stops networking for each power state are located in the Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder. This affects only virtual machines configured to verify that the custom script you resume a virtual machine starts networking for the virtual machine. Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility 5 Enter the command to use DHCP. utility-name script script-name enable Option...
... Windows NT, Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 guest operating systems. n On most Microsoft Windows guests, the default script that runs when you suspend a virtual machine stops networking for each power state are located in the Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder. This affects only virtual machines configured to verify that the custom script you resume a virtual machine starts networking for the virtual machine. Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility 5 Enter the command to use DHCP. utility-name script script-name enable Option...
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... script stops networking for the virtual machine. On Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD , this script starts networking for one of the virtual machine. If you configured the power-off . VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide Table 1. This script has no effect on operation to start the guest or configured the reset operation to suspend the guest, this script runs when the virtual machine is configured to start the guest, this script renews the IP address of a script, log in Windows...
... script stops networking for the virtual machine. On Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD , this script starts networking for one of the virtual machine. If you configured the power-off . VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide Table 1. This script has no effect on operation to start the guest or configured the reset operation to suspend the guest, this script runs when the virtual machine is configured to start the guest, this script renews the IP address of a script, log in Windows...
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... exit codes are, see "Exit Codes," on ESX, ESXi servers, you can display information about memory and CPU reservations and limits. n If you plan to script the commands used in the guest. 2 Change to disable the script. VMware, Inc. 17 Retrieve Status Information About the Virtual Machine You can display additional information about host time and CPU speed. Change directories to /usr/local/sbin. 3 Enter the command to the VMware Tools installation directory.
... exit codes are, see "Exit Codes," on ESX, ESXi servers, you can display information about memory and CPU reservations and limits. n If you plan to script the commands used in the guest. 2 Change to disable the script. VMware, Inc. 17 Retrieve Status Information About the Virtual Machine You can display additional information about host time and CPU speed. Change directories to /usr/local/sbin. 3 Enter the command to the VMware Tools installation directory.
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... MHz. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide Option FreeBSD Mac Action Change directories to display the desired status information. Subcommands for virtual machines hosted on the host. balloon (ESX/ESXi only) Displays the amount of the subcommands available for the stat Command You can use the stat command to the virtual machine's swap file, in megabytes. cpulimit (ESX/ESXi only) Displays CPU limit information, in megabytes. Change directories to '/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools'. 3 Enter the command to...
... MHz. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide Option FreeBSD Mac Action Change directories to display the desired status information. Subcommands for virtual machines hosted on the host. balloon (ESX/ESXi only) Displays the amount of the subcommands available for the stat Command You can use the stat command to the virtual machine's swap file, in megabytes. cpulimit (ESX/ESXi only) Displays CPU limit information, in megabytes. Change directories to '/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools'. 3 Enter the command to...
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.... For the device command, 69 means the specified device does not exist. Permission errors. The file name does not exist. VMware, Inc. 19 For the shrink command, 1 means that an error occurred. The command-line argument is not an ESX host (EX_TEMPFAIL). Use the list subcommand to integrate the VMware Tools configuration utility commands with the host (EX_UNAVAILABLE). Table 3. Exit Codes Code Number Applicable Command Description 0 All commands 1 All commands 64 All commands 66 script 69 device and stat...
.... For the device command, 69 means the specified device does not exist. Permission errors. The file name does not exist. VMware, Inc. 19 For the shrink command, 1 means that an error occurred. The command-line argument is not an ESX host (EX_TEMPFAIL). Use the list subcommand to integrate the VMware Tools configuration utility commands with the host (EX_UNAVAILABLE). Table 3. Exit Codes Code Number Applicable Command Description 0 All commands 1 All commands 64 All commands 66 script 69 device and stat...
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... 5 R removable devices 10 resume-vm-default script 15 S script command 14 scripts, VMware Tools 14, 15 SCSI drivers, virtual 11 service, VMware Tools 10 session ID 17 shared folders, kernel module for 11 shrinking a virtual disk 12 sound adapters, connecting 10 stat command 17, 18 suspend-vm-default script 15 SVGA drivers, virtual 11 T technical support 5 time synchronization 8, 9 timesync command 8 U USB devices, connecting 10 V virtual disks, shrinking 12 VMCI drivers 11 vmhgfs kernel module 11 vmtoolsd 10 VMware Tools scripts custom 14 default 15 disabling 16 VMware Tools service 10 vmware...
... 5 R removable devices 10 resume-vm-default script 15 S script command 14 scripts, VMware Tools 14, 15 SCSI drivers, virtual 11 service, VMware Tools 10 session ID 17 shared folders, kernel module for 11 shrinking a virtual disk 12 sound adapters, connecting 10 stat command 17, 18 suspend-vm-default script 15 SVGA drivers, virtual 11 T technical support 5 time synchronization 8, 9 timesync command 8 U USB devices, connecting 10 V virtual disks, shrinking 12 VMCI drivers 11 vmhgfs kernel module 11 vmtoolsd 10 VMware Tools scripts custom 14 default 15 disabling 16 VMware Tools service 10 vmware...
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VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide vmware-tools-cli utility for Mac guests with Fusion 7 VMwareToolboxCmd.exe utility for Windows guests 7 vmxnet networking drivers 11 Volume Shadow Copy Services drivers 11 22 VMware, Inc.
VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide vmware-tools-cli utility for Mac guests with Fusion 7 VMwareToolboxCmd.exe utility for Windows guests 7 vmxnet networking drivers 11 Volume Shadow Copy Services drivers 11 22 VMware, Inc.