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Installing VMware Tools in a Solaris virtual machine (1023956)

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This article provides steps to install VMware Tools in a Solaris guest operating system.

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Note: For an overview of installing VMware Tools, see Installing VMware Tools (340).

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To install VMware Tools in a Solaris guest operating system:
1. Ensure that your Solaris virtual machine is powered on. 2. If you are running a GUI interface, open a command shell.

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Note: Log in as a root user, or use the sudo command to complete each of these steps.
3. Click VM in the virtual machine menu, then click Guest > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools and click OK . 4. Copy vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz from / cdrom/vmwaretools to a temporary directory (/tmp/). 5. Decompress the file using gunzip command. For example:

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Updated: Nov 30, 2012 Languages: English Product(s): VMware ESX VMware ESXi Product Version(s): VMware ESX 3.0.x VMware ESX 3.5.x VMware ESX 4.0.x VMware ESX 4.1.x VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable VMware ESXi 5.0.x

# gunzip vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz
6. Extract the contents of the tar file with the command:

# tar xvf vmware-solaris-tools.tar

7. Change directory using the command:

# cd vmware-tools-distrib
8. To install VMware Tools, run this command from the directory you changed to in step 7:

# ./vmware-install.pl
9. Press Enter to accept all of the default values. 10. Reboot the virtual machine for changes to take effect. 11. Check if VMware tools service is running with the command:

# /etc/init.d/vmware-tools status The output is similar to: vmtoolsd is running

12. Add vmware-toolbox to the list of startup commands of your desktop.

If you are using Java Desktop System, Release 3:

a. Go to Launch > Preferences > Desktop Preferences > Sessions . b. Click Startup Programs tab and add theseentries:

/ usr/bin/vmware-user /usr/bin/vmware-toolbox

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VMware KB: Installing VMware Tools in a Solaris virtual machine

Note: If your problem still exists after trying the steps in this article, please file a support request with VMware Support and note this Knowledge Base article ID (1023956) in the problem description. For more information, see How to Submit a Support Request.

Additional Information
For more information, see Determine the version of VMware Tools running in a Solaris virtual machine (2030805).

For general VMware Tools installation information, seeGeneral VMware Tools installation instructions (1014294). For information on the versions of Solaris that are supported on which versions of ESX or ESXi, see the VMware Compatibility Guide

If you are unable to eject the CD-ROM, see Solaris 10 guest cannot eject ISO image mounted as CD-ROM (1012986) .

See Also
General VMware Tools installation instructions Determining the version of VMware Tools running in a Solaris virtual machine

Update History
11/30/2012 - Added link to article 2030805

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