Installing Vmwaretools in nested ESXi virtual machines

Method 1: Offline installation (VIB package download to ESXi host)

1. Download VIB and upload to an ESXi datastore:

2. Download the VIB file and upload to an ESXi datastore

3. ESXCLI software Vib install-v/vmfs/volumes/[datastore]/esx-tools-for-esxi-9.7.1-0.0.00000.i386.vib-f (Installation command)

When you install an offline package, the following error may occur because of a digital certificate signature issue:

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The following parameters can be resolved:

ESXCLI software vib install-v /vmfs/volumes/[datastore]/esx-tools-for-esxi-9.7.1-0.0.00000.i386.vib-f -- No-sig-check

Method 2: Install online (ESXi downloads the VIB package from the Internet)

ESXCLI Software Vib install-v http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmw-tools/esxi_tools_for_guests/ Esx-tools-for-esxi-9.7.1-0.0.00000.i386.vib-f

Delete

To uninstall the VIB:

ESXCLI Software Vib remove-n esx-tools-for-esxi

Offline VIB packages can be downloaded from the attachments in this article

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Installing Vmwaretools in nested ESXi virtual machines