Introduction

In this document we explore the many options on how to get the Virtual Machine VMware Tools status on a single approach per VM or multiple VMs.

Step-by-step guide using VSS CLI

Per VM

1. Login to https://vss-cli.eis.utoronto.ca with your VSS Credentials or use your local VSS CLI install.

2. Use the ID or Name to get the current tools status:

   vss-cli compute vm get {VmName-or-ID} tools version : 12320 version_status : guestToolsCurrent running_status : guestToolsRunning

Multiple VM 

1. Login to https://vss-cli.eis.utoronto.ca with your VSS Credentials or use your local VSS CLI install.

2. Use the --columns option to specify both object attributes tools_version, tools_version_status and tools_running_status:

   vss-cli --columns=moref,name,tools_version,tools_version_status,tools_running_status compute vm ls moref name tools_version tools_version_status tools_running_status -------- ---------- --------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- vm-14929 1905P-hoth 12320 guestToolsCurrent guestToolsRunning

Step-by-step guide using vSphere Web client

Per VM

1. Sign in to vCenter using the vSphere Web Client

2. Go to VMs and Templates

3. Click on the VM.

4. Click on the Summary Tab.

5. Look for the VMware Tools property as follows:

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