This post will shows how to install VMware Tools on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 (RHEL 6.2). VMware Tools is a group of utilities that enhances the overall performance of the virtual machine\u2019s guest operating system (OS) and improves management of the virtual machine (VM). This is one of important components in order to provide perfect VM OS. Without the VMware Tools, guest OS performance will lacks some of the important functionality. <\/p>\n
1. Install prerequisites :<\/p>\n
\n[root@rhel62 ~]# yum install perl gcc make -y\n<\/pre>\n2. Right click on the VM, click install VMware tools.
\n3. Mount the installer.<\/p>\n\n[root@rhel62 ~]# mount -t iso9660 \/dev\/cdrom \/mnt\nmount: block device \/dev\/sr0 is write-protected, mounting read-only\n<\/pre>\n4. Copy the isntaller to \/tmp :<\/p>\n
\n[root@rhel62 ~]# cd \/mnt\n[root@rhel62 mnt]# cp VMwareTools-9.2.2-893683.tar.gz \/tmp\n<\/pre>\n5. Extract the installer :<\/p>\n
\n[root@rhel62 mnt]# cd \/tmp\n[root@rhel62 tmp]# tar xzvf VMwareTools-9.2.2-893683.tar.gz\n<\/pre>\n6. Go to vmware-tools-distrib directory and install :<\/p>\n
\n[root@rhel62 tmp]# cd vmware-tools-distrib\/\n[root@rhel62 vmware-tools-distrib]# ls\nbin doc etc FILES INSTALL installer lib vmware-install.pl\n<\/pre>\nFull installation steps :<\/p>\n
\n[root@rhel62 vmware-tools-distrib]# .\/vmware-install.pl\nCreating a new VMware Tools installer database using the tar4 format.\n\nInstalling VMware Tools.\n\nIn which directory do you want to install the binary files?\n[\/usr\/bin]\n\nWhat is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d\/ to rc6.d\/)?\n[\/etc\/rc.d]\n\nWhat is the directory that contains the init scripts?\n[\/etc\/rc.d\/init.d]\n\nIn which directory do you want to install the daemon files?\n[\/usr\/sbin]\n\nIn which directory do you want to install the library files?\n[\/usr\/lib\/vmware-tools]\n\nThe path \"\/usr\/lib\/vmware-tools\" does not exist currently. This program is\ngoing to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?\n[yes]\n\nIn which directory do you want to install the documentation files?\n[\/usr\/share\/doc\/vmware-tools]\n\nThe path \"\/usr\/share\/doc\/vmware-tools\" does not exist currently. This program\nis going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you\nwant? [yes]\n\nThe installation of VMware Tools 9.2.2 build-893683 for Linux completed\nsuccessfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any\ntime by invoking the following command: \"\/usr\/bin\/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl\".\n\nBefore running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by\ninvoking the following command: \"\/usr\/bin\/vmware-config-tools.pl\". Do you want\nthis program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]\n\nInitializing...\n\n\nMaking sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.\n\n\n\nThe VMware FileSystem Sync Driver (vmsync) allows external third-party backup\nsoftware that is integrated with vSphere to create backups of the virtual\nmachine. Do you wish to enable this feature? [no]\n\nFound a compatible pre-built module for vmci. Installing it...\n\n\nFound a compatible pre-built module for vsock. Installing it...\n\n\nThe module vmxnet3 has already been installed on this system by another\ninstaller or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag\n--clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3 to override.\n\nThe module pvscsi has already been installed on this system by another\ninstaller or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag\n--clobber-kernel-modules=pvscsi to override.\n\nThe module vmmemctl has already been installed on this system by another\ninstaller or package and will not be modified by this installer. Use the flag\n--clobber-kernel-modules=vmmemctl to override.\n\nThe VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS\nand the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish\nto enable this feature? [yes]\n\nCould not create the '\/mnt\/hgfs' directory.\nThe filesystem driver (vmhgfs module) is used only for the shared folder\nfeature. The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is designed to work\nindependently of this feature.\n\nIf you wish to have the shared folders feature, you can install the driver by\nrunning vmware-config-tools.pl again after making sure that gcc, binutils, make\nand the kernel sources for your running kernel are installed on your machine.\nThese packages are available on your distribution's installation CD.\n[ Press Enter key to continue ]\n\nFound a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet. Installing it...\n\n\nThe vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a\nFusion or Workstation virtual environment. Do you wish to enable this feature?\n[yes]\n\nNOTICE: It appears your system does not have the required fuse packages\ninstalled. The VMware blocking filesystem requires the fuse packages and its\nlibraries to function properly. Please install the fuse or fuse-utils package\nusing your systems package management utility and re-run this script in order\nto enable the VMware blocking filesystem.\n\n!!! [EXPERIMENTAL] !!!\nVMware automatic kernel modules enables automatic building and installation of\nVMware kernel modules at boot that are not already present. By selecting yes,\nyou will be enabling this experimental feature. You can always disable this\nfeature by re-running vmware-config-tools.pl.\n\nWould you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules?\n[no]\n\nNo X install found.\n\nCreating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.\nvmware-tools-thinprint start\/running\nvmware-tools start\/running\nThe configuration of VMware Tools 9.2.2 build-893683 for Linux for this running\nkernel completed successfully.\n\nYou must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take\neffect.\n\nYou can now run VMware Tools by invoking \"\/usr\/bin\/vmware-toolbox-cmd\" from the\ncommand line.\n\nTo enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and\nfile and text copy\/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following:\n1. Manually start \/usr\/bin\/vmware-user\n2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and,\n3. Restart your X session.\n\nEnjoy,\n\n--the VMware team\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This post will shows how to install VMware Tools on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 (RHEL 6.2). 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