VMWare tools and Linux guest kernel support

[bwiechman]

How can I determine which versions of the Linux kernel (RHEL specifically) the VMWare Tools support? I installed a Linux guest and updated the kernel, however the updated kernel didn't have full support and that was causing some issues.

[Texiwill]

Hello,

The latest version of the tools supports all versions of RHEL that VI3/ESX Supports. I use it with CentOS/RHEL 5.1 all the time with no issues. You may have to rebuild the tools from time to time as you update the kernels as there may not be a prebuilt one. If you are using a 2.6.24 kernel, more is required. Check out http://www.astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/VMware_Tools for more on this.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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