UPGRADE ALL VMWARE TOOLS

[gboskin]

We have just upgraded our vcenter and esx hosts to vshpere . We howevere have over 50 virtual machine in a cluster that need vmware tool upgrading . I will like to run a script to do a schudled task to upgrade this on a night time ...????

Cheers all

[rickyelqasem]

Don't you want to use update manager for this task?

Ricky El-Qasem

VCI/VCP - MCSE - RHCT

[espi3030]

If you are running Windows VM's you can use this nifty little tool ---> http://www.robware.net/

you select the VM's you wish to upgrade VMwaretools on and click upgrade, and Bob's your uncle!

Hope this helps.

[rickyelqasem]

Yeah but no scheduling with robware.

Ricky El-Qasem

VCI/VCP - MCSE - RHCT

[gboskin]

not sure was looking at the most effective way and best way ..:) and easiest ..

Update manager or powershell ....

[espi3030]

Correct, but with RVtools I get to see the results, instead of coming in the next day only to findout some updated and others didn't for whatever reason. Just my two cents.

[LucD]

Both, is in my opinion the best way.

Use the Update Manager snapin to determine which guests need an upgarde and schedule the upgrade tasks.

Can the upgrade reboot the guests ?

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[gboskin]

yes the upgrade can reboot the guest