CONFIGURE VMWARE TOOLS IN VMWARE WORKSTATION 6 FOR RHEL/CentOS 5

• First of all start graphical environment by startx command. {if you are in text mode}

• Exit from RHEL os by “ctrl+alt” and click on VM → Install VMware Tools…

• Click on Install to install VMware Tools. [When you click on install, a virtual VMware-Tools CD is insert in the DVD-ROM]

• Now open terminal.

• Mount cd or DVD in /mnt

# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/       [This is VMware-Tools CD]

• Now install VMware-Tools rpm pkg.

OUTPUT OF INSTALLATION OF VMware Tools

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -ivh /mnt/VMwareTools-6.0.0-45731.i386.rpm

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:VMwareTools            ########################################### [100%]

[root@localhost ~]# 

# umount /dev/cdrom /mnt

• Configure VMware-Tools by vmware-config-tools.pl command.

• Press Yes if system ask Would you like to enable this feature?

• Now be careful, choose a suitable or lower resolution for your Monitor. IF you choose unsuitable or higher resolution for your Monitor then the system will be shutdown, like I choose 3rd  {1024x768} option for my monitor this is suitable or lower resolution for my Monitor. You can choose different resolution for your monitor after VMware-Tools configuration.

OUTPUT

[root@localhost ~]# vmware-config-tools.pl

Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

   Guest operating system daemon:                          [  OK  ]

   Guest memory manager:                                   [  OK  ]

Trying to find a suitable vmmemctl module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.18-8.el5-i686smp-RHEL5 loads perfectly in the running

kernel.

Trying to find a suitable vmhgfs module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.18-8.el5-i686smp-RHEL5 loads perfectly in the running

kernel.

pcnet32                35269  0

Unloading pcnet32 module

Trying to find a suitable vmxnet module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.18-8.el5-i686smp-RHEL5 loads perfectly in the running

kernel.

Trying to find a suitable vmblock module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.18-8.el5-i686smp-RHEL5 loads perfectly in the running

kernel.

[EXPERIMENTAL] The Virtual Machine Communication Interface (VMCI) service

provides a new communication capability with the Host, primarily for

development at the moment.  Would you like to enable this feature? [no] yes

Trying to find a suitable vmci module for your running kernel.

The module bld-2.6.18-8.el5-i686smp-RHEL5 loads perfectly in the running

kernel.

Detected X.org version 7.1.

Please choose one of the following display sizes that X will start with (1 -

15):

[1]  "640x480"

[2]  "800x600"

[3]< "1024x768"

[4]  "1152x864"

[5]  "1280x800"

[6]  "1152x900"

[7]  "1280x1024"

[8]  "1376x1032"

[9]  "1400x900"

[10]  "1400x1050"

[11]  "1440x900"

[12]  "1680x1050"

[13]  "1600x1200"

[14]  "1920x1200"

[15]  "2364x1773"

Please enter a number between 1 and 15:

[3] 3

X Window System Version 7.1.1

Release Date: 12 May 2006

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1

Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.18-92.1.18.el5 i686 Red Hat, Inc.

Current Operating System: Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-128.el5 #1 SMP Wed Dec 17 11:42:39 EST 2008 i686

Build Date: 07 December 2008

Build ID: xorg-x11-server 1.1.1-48.52.el5

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org

        to make sure that you have the latest version.

Module Loader present

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,

        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,

        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.

(++) Log file: "/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86ConfigLog.2901", Time: Tue Aug  2 06:35:37 2011

(++) Using config file: "/tmp/vmware-config0/XF86Config.2901"

X is running fine with the new config file.

FreeFontPath: FPE "unix/:7100" refcount is 2, should be 1; fixing.

Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:

   Switching to guest configuration:                       [  OK  ]

   Guest filesystem driver:                                [  OK  ]

   Mounting HGFS shares:                                   [FAILED]

   Guest memory manager:                                   [  OK  ]

   Guest vmxnet fast network device:                       [  OK  ]

   New Host-Guest communications path:                     [  OK  ]

   Blocking file system:                                   [  OK  ]

   DMA setup:                                              [  OK  ]

   Guest operating system daemon:                          [  OK  ]

The configuration of VMware Tools 6.0.0 build-45731 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 the following command:

"/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox" during an X server session.

To use the vmxnet driver, restart networking using the following commands:

/etc/init.d/network stop

rmmod pcnet32

rmmod vmxnet

modprobe vmxnet

/etc/init.d/network start

To make use of the virtual printer, you will need to restart the CUPS service

If you wish to configure any experimental features, please run the following

command: "vmware-config-tools.pl --experimental".

Enjoy,

--the VMware team

[root@localhost ~]#

• Now VMware Tools are installed, you can configure Resolution by display settings.

System →           Administration  →           Display Settings

• The display settings are changed press OK.

• Log-out of this system now to save Resolution settings.

• Now again log-in and you get new resolution screen with VMware Tools installed.

•  Restart your system after all tasks.

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