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Chapter 6 Setting Up Virtual Machine Templates
6
Run
the
installer.
For
the
tar
installer,
type:
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl
Press
Enter
to
accept
the
default
value.
For
the
RPM
installer,
configure
VMware
Tools:
vmware-config-tools.pl
Press
Enter
to
accept
the
default
value.
7
After
the
upgrade
is
complete,
restart
the
network
by
running
/etc/init.d/network restart
.
8
Type
exit
.
9
Start
your
graphical
environment.
10 In
an
X
terminal,
run
vmware-toolbox &
.
Install VMware Tools on a Solaris Guest
By
default,
only
system
administrators,
administrators
with
rights
at
the
organization
level,
and
template
creators
can
install
VMware
Tools.
For
more
information
about
the
installation,
see
VMware
vSphere
documentation.
To install VMware Tools on a Solaris guest
1
On
the
VM
Templates
page,
move
the
pointer
over
the
virtual
machine
template
name
and
select
View Console
.
2
Log
in
to
the
guest
operating
system
in
the
virtual
machine
console.
3
Click
Install
VMware
Tools
.
The
remaining
steps
take
place
in
the
virtual
machine.
4
Log
in
as
root
(
su -
)
and,
if
necessary,
mount
the
VMware
Tools
virtual
CD
‐
ROM
image.
The
Solaris
volume
manager
vold
mounts
the
CD
‐
ROM
under
/cdrom/vmwaretools
.
If
the
CD
‐
ROM
is
not
mounted,
restart
the
volume
manager
by
running
the
following
commands:
/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
/etc/init.d/volmgt start
5
After
the
CD
‐
ROM
is
mounted,
change
to
a
working
directory
(for
example,
/tmp
)
and
extract
VMware
Tools.
cd /tmp
gunzip -c /cdrom/vmwaretools/vmware-solaris-tools.tar.gz | tar xf -
6
Run
the
VMware
Tools
tar
installer:
cd vmware-tools-distrib
./vmware-install.pl
7
Press
Enter
to
accept
the
default
value.
8
Type
exit.
9
Start
your
graphical
environment.
10 In
an
X
terminal,
run
vmware-toolbox &
.
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