VMware GSX Server 2.5.2

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The following sections describe how to install VMware Tools:

• Installing VMware Tools in a Windows Virtual Machine

• Additional Steps for Some Versions of Windows When Migrating from Old Disk Versions

• Installing VMware Tools in a Linux Virtual Machine

• Installing VMware Tools in a FreeBSD Virtual Machine

• Installing VMware Tools in a NetWare Virtual Machine

The installer for VMware Tools is built into GSX Server as an ISO image file. An ISO image file looks like a CD-ROM to your guest operating system and even appears as a CD-ROM in Windows Explorer. You do not use an actual CD-ROM to install VMware Tools, nor do you need to download the CD-ROM image or burn a physical CD-ROM of this image file.

When you choose Settings > VMware Tools Install from a console window, GSX Server temporarily connects the virtual machine's first virtual CD-ROM drive to the ISO image file that contains the VMware Tools installer for your guest operating system and begins the installation process. (If you decide not to proceed with the installation, choose Settings > Cancel VMware Tools Install to return your virtual machine's CD-ROM drive to its original configuration.)