Select the ISO to install VMware Tools for Windows. On the tile for the VM you want to update, click ( Load ISO). Make sure that the VM is powered on and that you’re logged in. Navigate to the environment details page for the environment that contains the VM you want to update.Should any issues arise, you can restore your VM from this template. Before editing the VM, create a template of it.The steps for other versions of Windows may be different. These instructions describe the process for installing VMware Tools on Windows Server 2012 R2. Follow the procedures below for Installing VMware tools.Updating VMware Tools To update your version of VMware Tools The About VMware Tools dialog displays information about the currently installed version. To check which version is installed, right-click the VMware Tools icon and select About VMware Tools. If the VMware Tools icon isn’t in the System Tray, VMware Tools isn’t installed. displays, the VMware Tools installation is out of date. The the message VMware Tools can be updated. Locate the VMware Tools icon in the System Tray. If your VM has and problems with open-vm-tools (for example, if it doesn’t shut down correctly), follow the instructions below to install VMware tools.Ĭhecking the VMware Tools version To check which version of VMware Tools is installed on a Windows VM For more information, see github/vmware/open-vm-tools. Most modern major Linux distributions include open-vm-tools, an open-source product that generally works with Skytap.Using unsupported versions of VMware Tools may cause unexpected behavior in Skytap VMs. They can also be downloaded from the VMware website. Skytap supports VMware Tools version 11.0.5 build 15389592 for Windows VMs and version 10.0.6 build 3560309 for legacy Linux VMs.Don’t install VMware Tools on Power (non-x86) VMs.Newer versions of VMware Tools may not work with Skytap VMs. If you’re having issues with the mouse cursor or connecting to the VM, make sure you’re using the Skytap-supported version of VMware Tools.
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Among others, VMware Tools provides the video driver that allows you to control your VM mouse cursor and the networking drivers required for VM network connectivity. VMware Tools provides many drivers specific to running your x86 VM operating system.
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