VMware Tools on CentOS - Running but not installed?

[WebOps]

Hi Guys

I have a CentOS VM that I'm trying to get vmtools installed on, I'm not a Linux user generally but what I have done so far is the following:

cd media

cp VMwareTools-*.tar.gz /tmp

tar –zxf /tmp/VMwaretools-*.tar.gz –C /tmp

cd /

./tmp/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl –default

So what happens now is when I do

/etc/vmware-tools/services.sh status

I get "vmtoolsd is running" - this sounds good to me? Ok, but in the vCenter when I look at the VM summary it says "VMware tools is not installed on this virtual machine" and also, when I look in the summary details it says "VMware Tools: Running, version 9344 (Not Installed)

So.... it appears to be running, just not "installed"? Any ideas please?

Thanks

WO

[WebOps]

additional...typing the following

cd /

\tmp\vmware-tools-distrib

perl vmware-install.pl

appears to install it but I'm still no further forward. vcenter still reports it as not installed (although running)

Anyone?

[bykreddy]

Hi,

./vmware-install.pl --default  ---> executing this would suffice.

check the service is running on the server or not,

like as shown below:

[root@centOS vmware-tools]# /etc/init.d/vmware-tools status

vmware-guestd is running

[root@centOS vmware-tools]#

If the service is not running, start and verify. Even if the vmtools are not running, try out reconfiguring tools

1. Log in to the Linux virtual machine as the root user.
2. Run the command:

     /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl

Note: Selecting Yes at the prompt below will enable an automatic feature in VMware Tools that will search and install VMware kernel modules at the time of boot. This allows VMware Tools to install missing modules if there is a kernel upgrade or change

After all give a reboot of centOS machine and check !!