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VMware Tools 'out of date' issue posted: Jul 15, 2009 12:25 AM

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Ashish07
8 posts since
Apr 14, 2009
1. I have created a SUSE10SP1 VM on VMware server 2.0-122956.
2. Installed the VMware tools on it
3. Then converted the VA in OVF format using ovf 1.0-166674
4. Then imported it on my ESX server 3.5-158874
5. Booted the system in ESX 3.5 and checked the summary tab of VI client

Here I am getting status of the VMware tools as "out of date".

For workaround, we added the line 'tools.upgrade.policy =upgradeAtPowerCycle' in vmx file and then done the same steps 3, 4 & 5 as above.
But again we are getting same status as "out of date".

Please suggest, is it possible to autoupgrade the tools?
Tags: tools, vmware-tools, vmware_tools

Re: VMware Tools 'out of date' issue

1. Jul 15, 2009 1:47 AM in response to: Ashish07
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sjadapa
113 posts since
Jul 1, 2009

What is the version of VMware tools in the guest OS ?

I suggest to follow the below steps.

  1. uninstall vmware tools
  2. reboot VM
  3. Install VMware tools
  4. configure vmware tools
  5. reboot the machine

or

run the "vmware-tools-upgrader" command from the shell prompt in VM, it starts upgrade.


You can find the autoupgrade here..... 'right click VM....> Edit
settings....>options tab ....> vmware tools...> Check and
upgrade VMware tools before each power-on.

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Re: VMware Tools 'out of date' issue

2. Jul 15, 2009 7:17 AM in response to: sjadapa
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Texiwill
10,212 posts since
Jan 13, 2004
Hello,

You can also switch to the OSP version of the tools.


Best regards,
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