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Re: ESX VMWare Tools Silent Install/Upgrade ANSWER!

60. Aug 20, 2008 12:46 PM in response to: Integr8
Click to view vkadiyala's profile Lurker 1 posts since
Aug 20, 2008

Can you please forward me the scrip to deploy vmware tools automatically

thanks

Venkata

Re: ESX VMWare Tools Silent Install/Upgrade ANSWER!

61. Aug 21, 2008 12:15 AM in response to: vkadiyala
Click to view Integr8's profile Novice 8 posts since
Nov 2, 2007

Hi... This is the script I use, just replace '\\server\share'...

(This one doesn't reboot) - msiexec.exe /i "\\server\share\vmware tools.msi" /qn REINSTALLMODE=vamus REBOOT="ReallySuppress"

(This one reboots) - msiexec.exe /i "\\server\share\vmware tools.msi" /qn REINSTALLMODE=vamus /forcereboot


Hope that helps.

Click to view Integr8's profile Novice 8 posts since
Nov 2, 2007

Actuall, I just tried it and it doesn't work. You need to insert 'REINSTALL=ALL' just before the Reboot statement.

Sorry.

"I'll never turn to the Dark Side..."

Re: ESX VMWare Tools Silent Install/Upgrade ANSWER!

63. May 26, 2009 4:22 AM in response to: Integr8
Click to view PhilippNoack's profile Lurker 3 posts since
May 26, 2009
Hello, I used a little workaround for that. Here is the batch script that I used:

:: Creating a temp folder to get the newest tools
md C:\vmwaretools-update\
set TMP=C:\vmwaretools-update\

C:
cd "C:\Programme\VMware\VMware Tools\"

:: Running the Upgrader with a wrong parameter to get the newest Version only! It doesn't update, yet!
start "" /wait VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe -p "/s /v\"/qn /noreboot\""

cd C:\vmwaretools-update\00*

:: Now the actual update begins
start "" /wait setup.exe /s /v"/qn REBOOT=ReallySuppress"

C:

set TMP="C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\"
rd C:\vmwaretools-update\

exit

I hope it helps you!

Greetings Phil
Click to view curious2's profile Lurker 3 posts since
Mar 13, 2008

Can you send me the reboot script....mdt1123@hotmail.com

thx

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