1.下载vmtools

打开官方站点：https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/downloads

在搜索栏中输入vmtools

找到一个合适的版本下载

解压

2.上传到ESXi或共享存储

依次选中ESXI主机—配置存储器，这里选择本地存储datastore1

在datastore1上右键选择“浏览数据存储”

选中tools文件夹，上传

上传成功后，可以看到多了一个vmtools文件夹，打开可以看到里面有各种vmtools的iso镜像

3.安装vmtools

windows下安装vmtools

在虚拟机列表中，找到需要安装vmtools的windows 2003

单击右键“打开控制台”，登陆系统

由于之前安装的时候使用了windows 2003的光盘，现在需要先弹出光盘镜像，然后挂上vmtools中windows的镜像

然后编辑虚拟机设置，将光盘镜像替换为vmtools的ISO文件

再回到控制台

windows将开始自动安装vmtools，直接下一步，下一步，完成安装。

注意：由于是第一次安装vmtools，安装完成后系统会要求重启以应用更新。（以后升级vmtools的时候不需要重启）

重启完成后，即完成安装。

Linux下的vmtools安装

同样，卸载之前的系统安装光盘，挂载上vmtools，注意，这里是挂载linux下的vmtools

注意：如果之前挂载系统盘安装了，一定要进系统把系统镜像ISO卸载了，才能替换成vmtools的镜像

回到控制台，打开命令行，使用mount命令挂载刚才替换的vmtools镜像

mount /dev/cdrom /media

这里会提示挂载的镜像是只读方式：mount：block device /dev/cdrom is write-protected，mounting read-only

进入到/media下，可以看到一个VMwareTools-10.0.8-3746311.tar.gz

由于光盘镜像内的文件是只读的，所有我们将其拷贝出来再解压安装

cp VMwareTools-10.0.8-3746311.tar.gz /root

然后切换到/root目录下，解压安装

tar -xvf VMwareTools-10.0.8-3746311.tar.gz

可以看到/root下多了一个vmware-tools-distrib文件夹

进去查看，可以找到一个vmware-install.pl文件

执行

./vmware-install.pl

开始安装

Installing VMware Tools.

In which directory do you want to install the binary files?

[/usr/bin] //选择二进制文件的安装目录，回车默认

What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?

[/etc/rc.d] //选择系统初始化脚本存放目录，回车默认

What is the directory that contains the init scripts?

[/etc/rc.d/init.d]

In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?

[/usr/sbin]

In which directory do you want to install the library files?

[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]

The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program is

going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you want?

[yes]

In which directory do you want to install the common agent library files?

[/usr/lib]

In which directory do you want to install the common agent transient files?

[/var/lib]

In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?

[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]

The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program

is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you

want? [yes]

The installation of VMware Tools 10.0.8 build-3746311 for Linux completed

successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any

time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".

Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by

invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want

this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]

Initializing...

Making sure services for VMware Tools are stopped.

Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

Guest operating system daemon:[  OK  ]

Common Agent:[  OK  ]

VGAuthService:[  OK  ]

VMware User Agent (vmware-user):[  OK  ]

Unmounting HGFS shares:[  OK  ]

Guest filesystem driver:[  OK  ]

Guest memory manager:[  OK  ]

VM communication interface socket family:[  OK  ]

VM communication interface:[  OK  ]

The VMware FileSystem Sync Driver (vmsync) allows external third-party backup

software that is integrated with vSphere to create backups of the virtual

machine. Do you wish to enable this feature? [no]

Found a compatible pre-built module for vmci.  Installing it...

Found a compatible pre-built module for vsock.  Installing it...

Found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet3.  Installing it...

Found a compatible pre-built module for pvscsi.  Installing it...

Found a compatible pre-built module for vmmemctl.  Installing it...

The VMware Host-Guest Filesystem allows for shared folders between the host OS

and the guest OS in a Fusion or Workstation virtual environment.  Do you wish

to enable this feature? [no]

Found a compatible pre-built module for vmxnet.  Installing it...

The vmblock enables dragging or copying files between host and guest in a

Fusion or Workstation virtual environment.  Do you wish to enable this feature?

[no]

Would you like to enable VMware automatic kernel modules?

[no]

Do you want to enable Guest Authentication (vgauth)? Enabling vgauth is needed

if you want to enable Common Agent (caf). [yes]

Do you want to enable Common Agent (caf)? [yes]

Detected X version 7.1

Do you want to change the starting screen display size? (yes/no) [no]

X is running fine with the new config file.

Creating a new initrd boot image for the kernel.

NOTE: both /etc/vmware-tools/GuestProxyData/server/key.pem and

/etc/vmware-tools/GuestProxyData/server/cert.pem already exist.

They are not generated again. To regenerate them by force,

use the "vmware-guestproxycerttool -g -f" command.

Checking acpi hot plug[  OK  ]

Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

Switching to guest configuration:[  OK  ]

Paravirtual SCSI module:[  OK  ]

Guest memory manager:[  OK  ]

VM communication interface:[  OK  ]

VM communication interface socket family:[  OK  ]

VMware User Agent:[  OK  ]

Guest operating system daemon:[  OK  ]

VGAuthService:[  OK  ]

Common Agent:[  OK  ]

The configuration of VMware Tools 10.0.8 build-3746311 for Linux for this

running kernel completed successfully.

You must restart your X session before any mouse or graphics changes take

effect.

You can now run VMware Tools by invoking "/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox-cmd" from the

command line.

To enable advanced X features (e.g., guest resolution fit, drag and drop, and

file and text copy/paste), you will need to do one (or more) of the following:

1. Manually start /usr/bin/vmware-user

2. Log out and log back into your desktop session; and,

3. Restart your X session.

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

全部默认选择，至此，linux下的vmtools安装成功，重启系统结束安装

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