ISO image does not exist freebsd. iso

[Lendy98]

The required VMware Tools ISO image does not exist or cannot be accessed< Vix error code=21001<br/>Unable to install VMware Tools. Error attempting to access the image file '/usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/freebsd. iso' required for installing VMware Tools: 2 (No such file or directory). Please refer to the product documentation or knowledge base article 2129825 for detailed information on how to obtain the VMware Tools software package for this client operating system.

[Sachchidanand]

Vmware also supports for open vm tools on freebsd. please check the below link:

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2149806

Regards,

Sachchidanand

[ptarnawski]

Hey @Lendy98 ,

The error message "The required VMware Tools ISO image does not exist or cannot be accessed" means that the VMware Tools ISO image is not available on the ESXi host or the virtual machine. The vix error code 21001 indicates that the ISO image could not be found.

The error message "Unable to install VMware Tools. Error attempting to access the image file '/usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/freebsd.iso' required for installing VMware Tools: 2 (No such file or directory)" means that the VMware Tools ISO image is not located at the path /usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/freebsd.iso.

Here are the steps on how to install VMware Tools from the ISO image:

1. In the vSphere Client, select the virtual machine that you want to install VMware Tools on.
2. Click Edit > Virtual Machine Settings.
3. In the Hardware tab, click CD/DVD.
4. In the Connection drop-down list, select Use ISO image.
5. Click the Browse button and select the VMware Tools ISO image that you downloaded from the VMware website.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Power on to start the virtual machine.
8. Once the virtual machine is powered on, open a terminal window.
9. Type the following command to mount the ISO image:

mount /dev/cdrom /mnt

1. Type the following command to start the VMware Tools installation process:

cd /mnt/vmware-tools-iso/
./setup.exe

1. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the VMware Tools installation process.

Once the VMware Tools installation process is complete, you should be able to use all of the features of VMware Tools in your virtual machine.