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This document applies to Windows Guest Operating Systems. For Linux based, VMware recommends install the open-vm-tools package via the OS package manager. For more information, please refer to Move from VMware Tools to Open VM Tools (open-vm-tools)

vSphere Web Client 

  1. Login to https://vctr5-1.dcb.eis.utoronto.ca

  2. Look for the virtual machine you would like to install VMware Tools.

  3. Right click on the VM to expand the actions menu, select Guest OS, then Install VMware Tools:

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  4. This action will ONLY mount the VMware Tools installer on the Guest OS.

  5. Login to the Guest OS and follow the Install Wizard.

VSS Command Line Interface

Usinghttps://vss-cli.eis.utoronto.ca or a local VSS CLI install

  1. Execute the following command to mount the installer:

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    vss-cli compute vm set VM-NAME tools mount
    id                  : 510
    status              : IN_PROGRESS
    task_id             : d7505c23-2fcd-43c7-bfa2-eb34b40b3ece
    message             : Request has been accepted for processing
  2. This action will mount the VMware Tools installer on the Guest OS.

  3. Login to the Guest OS and follow the Install Wizard.

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