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soggiu
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‎06-11-2021 02:50 AM

VCSA vm tools guest managed

Hi,

i've inherited a vcenter+esxi installation.

In VCenter Server Appliance I can notice that it is guest managed, that it means that it is using open VM tools.

VMware Tools:
  • Running Status:Running
  • Version10346 (10.3.10)
  • Version Status:Guest Managed
    The VMware Tools status is unknown. A VMware Tools implementation is installed on the guest operating system, but it is not managed by VMware.
  • Installation Type:Open-source VMware Tools

I don't think it is the standard for Vcenter installation.
In this case I can't update VM Hardware Compatibility to Match host using "Update" tab.

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Ajay1988
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‎06-11-2021 04:30 AM

Modification of the virtual hardware version on the VCSA is not supported. Likewise you should not manually install any additional version of VMware Tools inside the guest OS of the VCSA. It has been guest managed and will stay the same.
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1010675

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AJ
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