5. Guest OS & VMware Tools
Overview
This section covers tasks performed inside the guest operating system. Installing and verifying VMware Tools, upgrading or migrating between OS versions, configuring OS-level subscriptions and licensing, and installing endpoint protection.
Whether you're setting up a new VM's OS for the first time, keeping VMware Tools current, or applying OS-level configuration like Ubuntu Pro or SentinelOne, the guides below walk through each task.
How-to guides
- How-to Install VMware Tools on Windows Based Virtual Machines
- How-to Verify VMware Tools version
- How-to Install Open VMware Tools (open-vm-tools) on *nix Guest Operating Systems
- How-to Install latest open-vm-tools from source on CentOS 7
- How-to fix the mismatch between the VM Guest Operating Setting and the Guest Running Operating System
- How-to upgrade your Microsoft Windows 10 VM to 11 on the ITS Private Cloud
- How-to enable Ubuntu Pro on your VM
- How-to migrate Ubuntu Pro from Canonical Cloud to On-Premise
- How-to install SentinelOne (S1) for Endpoint Protection
- How-to renew Ubuntu Pro Subscription