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RHEL 5 running vmware tools seen as Other Linux 2.6 posted: Jul 31, 2009 3:03 AM

lejim

2 posts since
Jul 31, 2009

Hi guys,

Why when I start my VM ( Guest OS running RHEL5 / or Debian 5 ) since vmware-tools has started the "Guest OS" in VI Client change from RHEL5 32bitsto Other Kernel 2.6 32Bits ?

Using up-to-date vSphere and laster tools ( it's the same when usin open-vm-tools ) .

Thanks

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Re: RHEL 5 running vmware tools seen as Other Linux 2.6

1. Jul 31, 2009 3:47 AM

in response to: lejim

Anton V Zhban…

2,877 posts since
May 26, 2008

Guest OS is determined by correposponding field in VM settings, not by VMware Tools.

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Re: RHEL 5 running vmware tools seen as Other Linux 2.6

2. Jul 31, 2009 4:48 AM

in response to: Anton V Zhban…

lejim

2 posts since
Jul 31, 2009

Heh I know that but when vm is offline guest field is defined as RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 32bits and as soon as vm tools started the guest field is changer to Other Linux 2.6.

When the vm is shutted down the field came back to RedHat Enterprise Linux.

I just wanted to know if it is a normal behavior or something else. It doesn't affect the vm it's just cosmetics