I need a script to upgrade VMware Tools without rebooting.
Please give me a script to upgrade one VM only, so that I can test first
could you please post the full script , i am also want to update the vmtools with out reboot on 50 VM systems
Here's everything I did...
1) Created the NoRebootToolsUpdate.ps1 script.
2) Created my norebootserverlist.txt that contained the VM names I wanted to update.
3) Created a Windows Scheduled Task to execute the script on a set time/date.
Thanks to everyone's advice!
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Sample 'NoRebootToolsUpdate.PS1'
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# Set Virtual Center Servername
$VIServer = "VISERVERNAME"
# Add VMware PowerShell Snapin
Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Connect to Virtual Center
connect-viserver $VIServer
# Pulls server names from NoRebootServerList.txt & for each name in the list, execute the Update-Tools with noreboot line.
Get-Content .\NoRebootServerList.txt | ForEach-Object { Update-Tools -VM $_ -NoReboot -RunAsync }
# Disconnect from Virtual Center
$VIServer | Disconnect-VIServer -Confirm:$false
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Sample 'NoRebootServerList.txt'
Note, servername is the VC Object Name of the VM you wish to update
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servername1
servername2
servername3
servername4
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Sample 'UpdateTools.CMD'
Use this command to execute the above PowerCLI code from
a Windows Scheduled Task
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powershell -command "& .\noreboottoolsupdate.ps1"
Team,
Is it recommended to upgrade a VMtool without restart ? As it will upgrade the drivers, it's always recommended to restart the Server from Microsoft perspective... AM i right ?
Please suggest....
i use this command to update tools but for 64 bit guest its fails ..
is there a way to update guests having 64 bit windows?
Yes, ultimately you will need a reboot.
We let those coincide with the monthly security patches reboot.
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Any error messages ?
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