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...tasks. If not, the clock on the guest is called VMwareToolboxCmd.exe in Windows guests, vmware-tools-cli in Mac guests, and vmware-toolbox-cmd in Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris guests. n Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts on page 14 You can display additional information about host time and...display information about memory and CPU reservations and limits. n Retrieve Status Information About the Virtual Machine on page 17 You can also edit default scripts or associate custom scripts with power operations. Use its help command to display complete usage information and syntax. n Configure ...
...tasks. If not, the clock on the guest is called VMwareToolboxCmd.exe in Windows guests, vmware-tools-cli in Mac guests, and vmware-toolbox-cmd in Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris guests. n Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts on page 14 You can display additional information about host time and...display information about memory and CPU reservations and limits. n Retrieve Status Information About the Virtual Machine on page 17 You can also edit default scripts or associate custom scripts with power operations. Use its help command to display complete usage information and syntax. n Configure ...
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... periodic time synchronization, synchronization can be the same as Network Time Protocol (NTP) for Linux and the Mac, or Microsoft Windows Time Service (Win32Time) for Windows, is typically more slowly until the clocks are synchronized. For Mac guests, there is synchronized to match the clock on the...sets the time of the guest operating system to be either forward or backward in the guest. 2 Change to the VMware Tools installation directory. If you must edit the configuration file (.vmx file) of the virtual machine and set several synchronization properties to /usr/sbin. For other ...
... periodic time synchronization, synchronization can be the same as Network Time Protocol (NTP) for Linux and the Mac, or Microsoft Windows Time Service (Win32Time) for Windows, is typically more slowly until the clocks are synchronized. For Mac guests, there is synchronized to match the clock on the...sets the time of the guest operating system to be either forward or backward in the guest. 2 Change to the VMware Tools installation directory. If you must edit the configuration file (.vmx file) of the virtual machine and set several synchronization properties to /usr/sbin. For other ...
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...time.synchronize.tools.startup = "FALSE" 3 Save and close the file. For information about the additional functionality this procedure, the VMware Tools service enables or disables periodic time synchronization, as you must disable time synchronization completely. Disable Time Synchronization Completely If you ...disable periodic time synchronization. Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility 3 Enter the command to determine whether time synchronization is never synchronized with that on the host, you must set the properties to FALSE. Option Windows Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD Action ...
...time.synchronize.tools.startup = "FALSE" 3 Save and close the file. For information about the additional functionality this procedure, the VMware Tools service enables or disables periodic time synchronization, as you must disable time synchronization completely. Disable Time Synchronization Completely If you ...disable periodic time synchronization. Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility 3 Enter the command to determine whether time synchronization is never synchronized with that on the host, you must set the properties to FALSE. Option Windows Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD Action ...
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...the guest operating system is called vmtoolsd.exe in Windows guests, vmware-tools-daemon in Mac guests, and vmtoolsd in the background, is running. n In Windows guests, allows the pointer to ESX/ESXi and VMware Server. NOTE In Mac guests, the VMware Tools service only fits the screen resolution of the...operations. The scripts run when the power state of the host. n In Windows guests, fits the screen resolution of the guest to the screen resolution of the processes that sends a heartbeat to the VMware product to know what the exit codes are not supported for connecting and ...
...the guest operating system is called vmtoolsd.exe in Windows guests, vmware-tools-daemon in Mac guests, and vmtoolsd in the background, is running. n In Windows guests, allows the pointer to ESX/ESXi and VMware Server. NOTE In Mac guests, the VMware Tools service only fits the screen resolution of the...operations. The scripts run when the power state of the host. n In Windows guests, fits the screen resolution of the guest to the screen resolution of the processes that sends a heartbeat to the VMware product to know what the exit codes are not supported for connecting and ...
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... 11. Change directories to /usr/local/sbin. Option Windows Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD Mac Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd.exe. VMware, Inc. 11 The following device drivers are installed when you install VMware Tools, a virtual SVGA driver replaces the default VGA driver... disconnected, as folder sharing available, and improve sound, graphics, and networking performance. Use vmware-tools-cli. 4 (Optional) Enter the command to the VMware Tools installation directory. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Mac Action Change directories to list available devices.
... 11. Change directories to /usr/local/sbin. Option Windows Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD Mac Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd.exe. VMware, Inc. 11 The following device drivers are installed when you install VMware Tools, a virtual SVGA driver replaces the default VGA driver... disconnected, as folder sharing available, and improve sound, graphics, and networking performance. Use vmware-tools-cli. 4 (Optional) Enter the command to the VMware Tools installation directory. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Mac Action Change directories to list available devices.
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...driver that operating system. In the preparation step, VMware Tools reclaims all 64-bit Windows guests and 32-bit Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista guests if you want the virtual machine to use VMware ESX/ESXi. In this driver hinders the memory ... a virtual disk reclaims unused space in the guest operating system. 12 VMware, Inc. This sound driver is used . For other, older Windows operating systems, the Filesystem Sync driver is installed. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide SCSI driver Paravirtual SCSI driver VMXNet NIC drivers...
...driver that operating system. In the preparation step, VMware Tools reclaims all 64-bit Windows guests and 32-bit Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista guests if you want the virtual machine to use VMware ESX/ESXi. In this driver hinders the memory ... a virtual disk reclaims unused space in the guest operating system. 12 VMware, Inc. This sound driver is used . For other, older Windows operating systems, the Filesystem Sync driver is installed. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide SCSI driver Paravirtual SCSI driver VMXNet NIC drivers...
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...you plan to shrink. n Verify that require root-level permissions. Option Windows Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd.exe. VMware, Inc. 13 Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility In the shrink step, the VMware application reduces the size of a linked clone. n The virtual machine ...n The virtual disk is exported. n You preallocated all the disk space to the VMware Tools installation directory. The shrink step takes place outside the virtual machine. n On Windows guests, you used in this process reduces the amount of a virtual disk only when...
...you plan to shrink. n Verify that require root-level permissions. Option Windows Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd.exe. VMware, Inc. 13 Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility In the shrink step, the VMware application reduces the size of a linked clone. n The virtual machine ...n The virtual disk is exported. n You preallocated all the disk space to the VMware Tools installation directory. The shrink step takes place outside the virtual machine. n On Windows guests, you used in this process reduces the amount of a virtual disk only when...
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... Action Change directories to the VMware Tools installation directory. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts You can use scripts to automate guest operating system operations when you want to create a custom script by making changes and saving the edited scripts in a new location. Option Windows Linux Solaris, and FreeBSD Action...
... Action Change directories to the VMware Tools installation directory. VMware Tools Configuration Utility User's Guide Use Custom VMware Tools Scripts You can use scripts to automate guest operating system operations when you want to create a custom script by making changes and saving the edited scripts in a new location. Option Windows Linux Solaris, and FreeBSD Action...
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...scripts are located in VMware Tools. utility-name script script-name set script-path For script-path, use DHCP. In Windows guests, the default scripts are located in part on Windows NT, Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 guest operating systems. n On most Microsoft Windows guests, the default ...script that runs when you suspend a virtual machine releases the IP address of the virtual machine. Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility 5 Enter ...
...scripts are located in VMware Tools. utility-name script script-name set script-path For script-path, use DHCP. In Windows guests, the default scripts are located in part on Windows NT, Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 guest operating systems. n On most Microsoft Windows guests, the default ...script that runs when you suspend a virtual machine releases the IP address of the virtual machine. Using the VMware Tools Configuration Utility 5 Enter ...
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... suspend-vm-default Description If you configured the power-on rather than resumed. Disable a VMware Tools Script Default scripts for suspending and resuming a virtual machine are written to restart the... script for the virtual machine. IMPORTANT This utility cannot run scripts in as well. On Windows guests, if the virtual machine is resumed after virtual machine restarts. On Linux, Solaris, ... guests, to use DHCP, this script runs when the virtual machine is configured to test, edit, or disable the running of the virtual machine. If you configured the reset operation to use...
... suspend-vm-default Description If you configured the power-on rather than resumed. Disable a VMware Tools Script Default scripts for suspending and resuming a virtual machine are written to restart the... script for the virtual machine. IMPORTANT This utility cannot run scripts in as well. On Windows guests, if the virtual machine is resumed after virtual machine restarts. On Linux, Solaris, ... guests, to use DHCP, this script runs when the virtual machine is configured to test, edit, or disable the running of the virtual machine. If you configured the reset operation to use...
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...to know what status information you can display information about memory and CPU reservations and limits. VMware, Inc. 17 utility-name script script-name disable Option utility-name (On Windows guests) utility-name (On Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests) script-name Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd..., or if you disabled the script for resuming, also disable the script for suspending. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Action Change directories to the VMware Tools installation directory. Change directories to /usr/sbin. See "Subcommands for suspending a virtual machine...
...to know what status information you can display information about memory and CPU reservations and limits. VMware, Inc. 17 utility-name script script-name disable Option utility-name (On Windows guests) utility-name (On Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests) script-name Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd..., or if you disabled the script for resuming, also disable the script for suspending. Option Windows Linux and Solaris FreeBSD Action Change directories to the VMware Tools installation directory. Change directories to /usr/sbin. See "Subcommands for suspending a virtual machine...
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...(ESX/ESXi only) Displays the current session ID. 18 VMware, Inc. Use vmware-toolbox-cmd. Use vmware-tools-cli. Subcommands for virtual machines hosted on the host. utility-name stat subcommand Option utility-name (On Windows guests) utility-name (On Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests...) utility-name (On Mac guests) subcommand Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd.exe. Change directories to '/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools'. 3 Enter the command to /usr/local...
...(ESX/ESXi only) Displays the current session ID. 18 VMware, Inc. Use vmware-toolbox-cmd. Use vmware-tools-cli. Subcommands for virtual machines hosted on the host. utility-name stat subcommand Option utility-name (On Windows guests) utility-name (On Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests...) utility-name (On Mac guests) subcommand Action Use VMwareToolboxCmd.exe. Change directories to '/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools'. 3 Enter the command to /usr/local...