Script to install vmtools

[tchiew_a]

Hi, I got a script to install vmtools on guest. It works pretty well on Windows guest but I got this message on my linux guest:

Update-Tools : 4/17/2009 1:22:14 PM Update-Tools E9451E4B-D62B-4C82-8896-

0A7A56017B9D Operation "Update VMware Tools" failed for VM "vm_test" for

the following reason: VMWare Tools can be updated automatically only for Windo

ws OS. For other OS types manual intervention will be required.

At C:\Script\VM_Install_VMTools.ps1:7 char:108

+ %{if($_.config.tools.toolsVersion -eq 0 -or $_.config.tools.toolsVersion -l

t $ToolsCurrent) {Update-Tools <<<< -VM $vm} }

The VMtools manage to upgraded on linux guest and after I reboot the linux guest, the vmtools show OK.

The above message just a warning, can it be ignore/not show up? If I have more linux guest, will this halt the script and not continue with other guest?

Following is my script:

$esxName = Read-Host "Enter the ESX hostname"

$ToolsCurrent = Read-Host "What is the VMTools Version?"

foreach ($vm in $esxName)

{

Get-VM | %{$vm = $_; Get-View $_.ID} | `

%{if($_.config.tools.toolsVersion -eq 0 -or $_.config.tools.toolsVersion -lt $ToolsCurrent) {Update-Tools -VM $vm} }

}

Thank you.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

Fyi; you're not the first one to see this behavior, see the last post in .

Unfortunately there has not been any feedback yet.

In the thread the installation of the VMware Tools on *nix systems has been mentioned a few times but no definitive answer.

[tchiew_a]

Thanks. It just supprise me that although I got the msg but the upgrade work after manually reboot the linux guest.