Installation and role of VMware tools (redhat5.5 as an example)

VMware Tools is An enhanced tool that comes with VMware virtual machines, equivalent to The enhancements in VirtualBox (Sun VirtualBox Guest Additions) is a driver that VMware offers to enhance virtual graphics and hard disk performance, as well as synchronize virtual machines with host clocks.

Only VMware Toolsis installed in a VMware virtual machine toenable file sharing between the host and virtual machines, while supporting the ability to drag and drop freely. The mouse can also move freely before the virtual machine and the host (no more pressing ctrl+alt), and the virtual machine screen can be fully fullscreen.

After the Redhat system is installed on the VM .

1. Select vm_rhel5.5 in the Library tab of the VM host face, right-click to install VMware Tools (T) ...

The system automatically loads the files onto the optical drive.

2. Enter the /media directory to see VMware Tools

[Email protected] ~]# cd/media/[email protected] media]#lsVMware tools[[email protected] media]# CD vmware\ Tools/[email protected] VMware tools]#lsmanifest.txt Vmwaretools-9.6.2-1688356.Tar. GZ vmware-tools-upgrader- -Run_upgrader.SHvmware-tools-upgrader- +[email protected] VMware tools]#CPvmwaretools-9.6.2-1688356.Tar. gz/root/[[email protected] VMware tools]# CD/root/[[Email protected]~]#lsAnaconda-ks.cfgInstall. Log vmwaretools-9.6.2-1688356.Tar. GzdesktopInstall . Log.syslog[[email protected] ~]#Tar-XVF vmwaretools-9.6.2-1688356.Tar. gz

-After the decompression is complete

 [[email protected] ~]# anaconda -ks.cfg 9.6. 2 -1688356 . tar  .gzdesktop  install . Log.syslog vmware-tools-distrib[[ Email protected]  ~]# cd vmware-tools-distrib/[[email protected]  VMware -tools-distrib]# ls  bin Doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib VMware -install  .pl[[email protected "VMware -tools-distrib]#./vmware-install . pl 

--then go all the way to the installation complete.

3. Restart the system

Use

6

Or

[email protected]/]# reboot

Complete reboot

4. VMware tools:vmware can achieve file sharing between host and virtual machine, while supporting free drag and drop, the mouse can also move freely before virtual machine and host (no more pressing Ctrl+alt), and the virtual machine screen can also be fullscreen.

Installation and role of VMware tools (redhat5.5 as an example)