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nicolaj
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‎03-13-2008 08:13 AM

Is there a command to query the vmware-tools version on a linux guest machine?

I am looking for a command I could run on a linux guest machine to query what version of vmware tools is installed on that machine. I'm ultimately looking to automate the tools upgrade - hoping to find a silent tools install for linux, but initially I just need to query the currently installed version (outside of virtual center). ESX version is 3.5.

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azn2kew
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‎03-13-2008 08:25 AM

It should be the same as the build number of the VM's host server. Login to service console command "vmware -v" for example "VMware ESX Server 3.0.1 build-32039"

command "esxupdate -l query" to see what updates are installed.

command "rpm -qa | grep VMware-esx-tools" shows you your current tool version "VMware-esx-tools-3.0.1-32039"

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nicolaj
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‎03-13-2008 08:29 AM

I've recently upgraded my ESX host servers from 3.0.2 to 3.5. Some virtual machines have had vmware tools upgraded, many have not. I'm looking for a way to determine which virtual machines still need to have vmware tools upgraded to the current (3.5) level within the guest OS.

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azn2kew
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‎03-13-2008 08:41 AM

can you grep it within your Linux VM to search for "vmware" keyword to see anything related to vmware -tools that would help. I couldn't find a way to track Linux VM tools version installed unless you have VI Client and click on the VM and should see VMware Tools status ->out of date or something else.

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nicolaj
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‎03-13-2008 08:55 AM

I don't know. That's what I'm trying to find out.

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Texiwill
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‎03-13-2008 09:33 AM

Hello,

You can use the SDK to get this information or refer to http://communities.vmware.com/thread/131979?tstart=25 which shows 3 ways to get the information when on a Linux VM.


Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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Author of the book 'VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers', Copyright 2008 Pearson Education. As well as the Virtualization Wiki at http://www.astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/Virtualization

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nicolaj
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‎03-14-2008 02:35 AM

That's just what I was looking for. Thanks!

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